Factors precipitating or aggravating acne

Raj Kubba, AK Bajaj, DM Thappa, Rajeev Sharma, Maya Vedamurthy, Sandipan Dhar, S Criton, Rui Fernandez, AJ Kanwar, Uday Khopkar, Malavika Kohli, VP Kuriyipe, Koushik Lahiri, Nina Madnani, Deepak Parikh, Sudhir Pujara, KK Rajababu, S Sacchidanand, VK Sharma, Jayakar Thomas

 members Indian Acne Alliance, India

Correspondence Address:
Raj Kubba
Consultant Dermatologist, Kubba Clinic,10, Aradhana Enclave, Ring Road, New Delhi - 110066
India

1.	Singh R, Reddy B, Singh G. Acne cornea or oil-acne simulating Pityriasis rubra pilaris. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 1976;42:79. [Google Scholar]
2.	Khanna N, Datta Gupta S. Rejuvenating facial massage: A bane or boon? Int J Dermatol 2002;41:407-10. [Google Scholar]
3.	Simpson NB, Cunliffe WJ. Disorders of the sebaceous glands. In: Burns T, Breathnach S, Cox N, Griffiths C, editors. Rook's textbook of dermatology, 7 th ed. Oxford: Blackwell Science; 2004. p. 43.31-32. th ed. Oxford: Blackwell Science; 2004. p. 43.31-32.'>[Google Scholar]
4.	Cunliffe WJ, Gollnick HPM. Acne: Diagnosis and management. London: Martin Dunitz; 2001. p. 49-67. [Google Scholar]
5.	Lucky AW. Quantitative documentation of a premenstrual flare of facial acne in adult women. Arch Dermatol 2004;140:18-44. [Google Scholar]
6.	Williams M, Cunliffe WJ. Explanation of premenstrual acne. Lancet 1973;2:1055-7. [Google Scholar]
7.	Mills OH, Kligman AM. Ultraviolet phototherapy and photochemotherapy of acne vulgaris. Arch Dermatol 1978;114:221-3. [Google Scholar]
8.	Schafer T, Nienhaus N, Vieluf D, Berger J, Ring J. Epidemiology of acne in the general population: The risk of smoking. Br J Dermatol 2001;45:100-4. [Google Scholar]
9.	Klaz I, Kochba I, Shohat T, Zarka S, Brenner S. Severe acne vulgaris and tobacco smoking in young men. J Invest Dermatol 2006;126:1749-52. [Google Scholar]
10.	Rombouts S, Nijsten T, Lambert J. Cigarette smoking and acne in adolescents: Results from a cross-sectional study. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2007;21:326-33. [Google Scholar]
11.	Adebamowo CA, Spiegelman D, Danby EW, Frazier AL, Willett WC, Holmes MD. High school dietary dairy intake and teenage acne. J Am Acad Dermatol 2005;52:207-14. [Google Scholar]
12.	Cordain L, Lindeberg S, Hurtado M, Hill K, Eaton Bbrand-Miller J. Acne vulgaris: A disease of western civilization. Arch Dermatol 2002;138:1584-90. [Google Scholar]
13.	Degitz K, Placzek M, Borelli C, Plewig G. Pathophysiology of acne. J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 2007;5:316-23. [Google Scholar]
14.	Williams C, Layton AM. Persistent acne in women: Implications for the patient and for therapy. Am J Clin Dermatol 2006;7:281-90. [Google Scholar]