ArticleClinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology2020
Severity of Acne Vulgaris: Comparison of Two Assessment Methods.
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Open, Non-comparative, Multicentre, Interventional Clinical Investigation to Evaluate the Performance and Safety of the Medical Device Ialuxid® Gel (Hydrogen Peroxide and Hyaluronic Acid) in the Treatment of Acne Vulgaris and Folliculitis.
A Multicentre, Prospective, Open-label, Non-comparative Study to Evaluate Menstrual Bleeding Typology, Tolerability, and Compliance During a Monophasic Hormonal Contraceptive Treatment With Norgestimate + Ethinylestradiol in Italy.
Serum CXCL10 and CRP Levels in Patients With Acne Vulgaris in Correlation With Disease Severity
Who cites it
42 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Effects of a Monophasic Hormonal Contraceptive With Norgestimate+Ethinyl Estradiol on Menstrual Bleeding: Protocol and Design of a Multicenter, Prospective, Open-Label, Noncomparative Study in Italy.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- The Impact of Acne Scarring on Quality of Life, Willingness-to-pay, and Time Trade-off: A Cross-sectional Analysis.The Journal of clinical and aesthetic dermatology · 2025Article
- Gastrointestinal comorbidities in patients with acne vulgaris: A population-based retrospective study.JAAD international · 2025Article
- Efficacy of diluted botulinum toxin type A (Microbotox) in treatment of mild to moderate acne vulgaris.Archives of dermatological research · 2025Article
- Comparison of 15% 5-aminolevulinic acid and 10% 5-aminolevulinic acid photodynamic therapy for the treatment of acne vulgaris: a split-face randomized pilot study.Postepy dermatologii i alergologii · 2024Article
- The Impact of Vitamin D Receptor Gene Polymorphisms (Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- Helicobacter pylori and acne vulgaris: is there a relationship?Archives of dermatological research · 2024Article
- Do patients with acne tend to have increased body fat? Comparison of body composition analysis of patients with acne vulgaris and healthy individuals: a prospective case control study.Archives of dermatological research · 2024Article
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Abstract
purposeNumerous tools are available to assess acne severity. It is important to have an acceptable and easy to use tool for acne assessment for many reasons, such as initial assessment and follow-ups, clinical trials, and comparisons of clinical studies. The aim was to investigate the agreement between different observers (inter-observer variation) in the evaluation using the Global Acne Grading System (GAGS) and Investigator Global Assessment of Acne (IGA). Besides, to investigate the correlation between the assessment scores and its relation to the quality of life scales Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) and the Cardiff Acne Disability Index (CADI). PATIENTS AND
methodsThis was a prospective study. Four investigators involved to evaluate the study subject surveyed 54 patients complaining of acne using IGA and GAGS scores (DLQI and CADI).
resultsA significant relation was seen between GAGS and IGA (Pearson chi-square test p= 0.001), and they demonstrated excellent inter-rater reliability. There was no correlation between IGA and quality of life measures (CADI nor DLQI). However, there was a significant weak correlation between GAGS and CADI.
conclusionThe two methods for acne severity assessment are reliable, and they are correlated. Quality of life concerning acne is not correlated with the severity of the disease.
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