Table Of ContentPathogenesis and Treatment of Acne
and Rosacea
Christos C. Z ouboulis
Andreas D. Katsambas
Albert M. Kligman
Editors
Pathogenesis
and Treatment
of Acne and Rosacea
Editors
Christos C. Zouboulis Albert M. Kligman†
Departments of Dermatology, Department of Dermatology
Venereology, Allergology, University of Pennsylvania
and Immunology Philadelphia, PA
Dessau Medical Center USA
Dessau
Germany
Andreas D. Katsambas
Department of Dermatology
Andreas Syngros Hospital
University of Athens
Athens
Greece
ISBN 978-3-540-69374-1 ISBN 978-3-540-69375-8 (eBook)
DOI 10.1007/978-3-540-69375-8
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In memoriam Dr. Albert Montgomery Kligman,
17.03.1916–09.02.2010.
Dedicated to Gundula, Konstantin and Viktor-Alexander for
their enormous love and patience
Pref ace
Christos C. Zouboulis
The History of this Book
It was a warm day in late July 2002 during the 50th Annual Montagna
Symposium on the Biology of Skin when two of us met for the fi rst time.
We knew each other longer; the younger part has admired the more
experienced part for his pioneer work and great contribution to science, and
the latter part was well informed on the scientifi c work of the younger, but
they have simply never met before in person. There, in Snowmass, up on the
mountains of Colorado, an invitation to lunch was followed by a long
exchange of ideas and scientifi c arguments in the fi elds of sebaceous gland,
acne, and rosacea that lasted for a few hours. Since then, the two discussants
met once a year for lunch during the annual meeting of the Society of
Investigative Dermatology and stayed for hours discussing, what else, the
developments but also histories on the research of sebaceous gland, acne, and
rosacea. They renewed their appointment for the next annual meeting with “a
lot of new aspects to elucidate” in between. They even agreed for a common
cruise at the islands of Greece in order to have plenty of time for scientifi c
discussions under the inspiration of the plain sun and the magic of white and
blue. Unfortunately, this journey never took place.
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D uring one of these annual discussions, the experienced part introduced
the idea of a book on, what else, the sebaceous gland, acne, and rosacea and
motivated the younger part to overtake the task. The latter felt the load too
heavy to be carried on his shoulders, especially with all these giants, Albert
M. Kligman, Gerd Plewig, and William J. Cunliffe, having overtaken this
responsibility before him. But the most experienced insisted: “This volume
will be a classic…This will be a great classic, and I am proud to be a part of
it…It’s an enormous labor of love for you, but it will do you a great honor
when it is fi nished.” So the younger part decided to start the long way,
e specially with the contribution of a third, politically experienced acneolo-
gist, who joined the group and declared: “I have an invitation for a new acne
book, would you like us to write it together?” Alea iacta est.
Since then, a few more years have passed; the three editors were
a ccompanied by approximately 100 additional authors from all around the
world, hundreds of pages have been written, rewritten, and actualized, and
the time for this fi rst edition became mature. It is a great pity that the brain
behind the book is not anymore among us to feel proud for the result of the
common effort. Dr. Albert Montgomery Kligman died 93-year-old on
February 9, 2010, in Philadelphia. He was prophetic regarding the long way
to go; the rest two of us can only hope that he will also be prophetic in his
prediction that “This volume will be a classic!”
We want to thank all our coauthors for their enormous work and group
spirit. We are grateful to Spinger Verlag, especially Mrs. Ellen Blasig, Mrs.
Ioanna Panos, and Mr. Sverre Klemp, for their continuous support. We also
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thank Dr. Clio Dessinioti for her tireless contribution. And all three of us are
indebted to our families for their patience and love.
Dessau/Berlin, Athens and Philadelphia, 2008–2013
Dessau/Berlin, Germany Christos C. Zouboulis,
Athens, Greece Andreas D. Katsambas,
Philadelphia, PA, USA Albert M. Kligman†
Description:the idea of a book on, what else, the sebaceous gland, acne, and rosacea and motivated the younger part to overtake the task. The latter felt the load
