New insights into acne pathogenesis: Exploring the role of acne-associated microbial populations

• Main Authors: Bipul Kumar (Author), Rajiv Pathak (Author), P. Bertin Mary (Author), Diksha Jha (Author), Kabir Sardana (Author), Hemant K. Gautam (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2016-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Acne vulgaris, a prevalent disorder of the skin, is found to increase the incidence of suicidal ideation in acne patients (∼7.1%). This creates a dilemma in the mind whether acne is a life threatening disease among humans. The main inducer for this multifactorial disease is microbial fluctuation of...