Dermatology in Practice

This item requires a subscription.

Acne on the internet
DIP, Volume 10, Number 1.

I believe it was the great neurologist Charcot who coined the term ‘the disease of the small piece of paper’. Today, slightly over-anxious patients are more likely to consult with large computer print-outs than with their symptoms written on small pieces of paper. The medical information available on internet websites is notoriously very variable in quality. Half the sites contain rubbish, but the question is, which half? I thought that it might be interesting if I put myself in the place of a concerned adolescent with acne, and surfed the web.

To view this item, select one of the options below:

	Purchase access
	In order to view articles you will need to pay a subscription for either 24-hour or annual access. You can view all articles on this site during the subscription period. Please click here to subscribe.

	Sign in
	If you are already have a subscription, please sign in here.
	email address
	Password
	Forgotten your password?

	Important
	All the articles are in PDF format.
	To view the articles you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader.
	To download a copy, free of charge, please click here.

	Help
	If you need help accessing this site, please click here.

The data, opinions and statements appearing in the articles herein are those of the contributor(s) concerned; they are not necessarily endorsed by the sponsors, publisher, Editor or Editorial Board. Accordingly the sponsors, publisher, Editor and Editorial Board and their respective employees, officers and agents accept no liability for the consequences of any such inaccurate or misleading data, opinion or statement.
Copyright (©) 2010 Hayward Group Ltd. The title Dermatology in Practice is the property of Hayward Group Ltd and, together with the content, is bound by copyright. The information contained on the site may not be reproduced, distributed or published, in whole or in part, in any form without the permission of the publishers. All correspondence should be addressed to: admin@hayward.co.uk