A Retrospective Study: Acne Vulgaris with Oral Antibiotic Treatment at Dermatovenereology Outpatient Clinic Dr. Soetomo General Hospital Surabaya

Chesia Christiani Liuwan, Evy Ervianti, Rahmadewi

2018

Abstract

Introduction: Acne vulgaris (AV) is a common skin disease, affecting more than 85% of adolescents and often continuing into adulthood. The pathogenesis of acne involves 4 main processes: follicular hyperproliferation, excess sebum production, inflammation, and proliferation of Propionibacterium acnes. Although acne vulgaris is not an infection, the normal resident, Propionibacterium acnes, is the stimulus for inflammation in acne vulgaris, and a reduction in P. acnes populations is usually accompanied by clinical improvement. Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the use of oral antibiotic treatment in patients with acne vulgaris at dermatovenereology outpatient clinic dr.Soetomo general hospital. Methods: This is a retrospective study which analyze the data from medical records. Result: Among 475 patients, 63,37% has been diagnosed AV moderate or AV Papulopustular grade 3-4. Doxycycline is the first choice oral antibiotic used to treat Acne Vulgaris, used in 98,53% cases, with the duration between 4-8 weeks in 54,36% cases. There are good improvement, shown as decline severity index in diagnosis (before oral antibiotic treatment is AV moderate at 65,37% and after treatment is AV mild at 68,90%) , after the patients get the treatment. Conclusion: Doxycycline is effective as first line oral antibiotic to treat moderate and severe acne vulgaris in Dr.Soetomo general hospital.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Liuwan C., Ervianti E. and Rahmadewi. (2018). A Retrospective Study: Acne Vulgaris with Oral Antibiotic Treatment at Dermatovenereology Outpatient Clinic Dr. Soetomo General Hospital Surabaya.In Proceedings of the 23rd Regional Conference of Dermatology - Volume 1: RCD, ISBN 978-989-758-494-7, pages 338-342. DOI: 10.5220/0008157003380342

in Bibtex Style

@conference{rcd18,
author={Chesia Christiani Liuwan and Evy Ervianti and Rahmadewi},
title={A Retrospective Study: Acne Vulgaris with Oral Antibiotic Treatment at Dermatovenereology Outpatient Clinic Dr. Soetomo General Hospital Surabaya},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 23rd Regional Conference of Dermatology - Volume 1: RCD,},
year={2018},
pages={338-342},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0008157003380342},
isbn={978-989-758-494-7},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 23rd Regional Conference of Dermatology - Volume 1: RCD,
TI - A Retrospective Study: Acne Vulgaris with Oral Antibiotic Treatment at Dermatovenereology Outpatient Clinic Dr. Soetomo General Hospital Surabaya
SN - 978-989-758-494-7
AU - Liuwan C.
AU - Ervianti E.
AU - Rahmadewi.
PY - 2018
SP - 338
EP - 342
DO - 10.5220/0008157003380342