Selected Disorders of Skin Appendages--Acne, Alopecia, Hyperhidrosis

Med Clin North Am. 2015 Nov;99(6):1195-211. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2015.07.003. Epub 2015 Sep 4.

Abstract

This article reviewed some of the more common diseases of the skin appendages that are encountered in medicine: hyperhidrosis, acne, AA, FPHL, AGA, and TE. The pathophysiology behind the conditions and their treatments were discussed so that the clinician can make logical therapeutic choices for their affected patients.

Keywords: Acne vulgaris; Alopecia areata; Androgenetic alopecia; Female pattern hair loss; Hyperhidrosis; Telogen effluvium.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Acetylcholine Release Inhibitors / therapeutic use
  • Acne Vulgaris / drug therapy*
  • Algorithms
  • Alopecia / classification
  • Alopecia / diagnosis
  • Alopecia / therapy*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Antiperspirants / therapeutic use
  • Benzoyl Peroxide / therapeutic use
  • Botulinum Toxins / therapeutic use
  • Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal / therapeutic use
  • Dermatologic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Finasteride / therapeutic use
  • Hair Follicle / anatomy & histology
  • Humans
  • Hyperhidrosis / diagnosis
  • Hyperhidrosis / etiology
  • Hyperhidrosis / therapy*
  • Iontophoresis
  • Mandelic Acids / therapeutic use
  • Minoxidil / therapeutic use
  • Muscarinic Antagonists / therapeutic use
  • Nails / anatomy & histology
  • Retinoids / therapeutic use
  • Spironolactone / therapeutic use
  • Sweat Glands / anatomy & histology
  • Sweat Glands / surgery
  • Sympathectomy

Substances

  • Acetylcholine Release Inhibitors
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Antiperspirants
  • Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal
  • Dermatologic Agents
  • Mandelic Acids
  • Muscarinic Antagonists
  • Retinoids
  • Spironolactone
  • Finasteride
  • Minoxidil
  • Botulinum Toxins
  • oxybutynin
  • Benzoyl Peroxide