Minocycline induces an increase in the number of excreting pilosebaceous follicles in acne vulgaris. A randomised study

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 255-259

  Bodokh, I ^a,c   Jacomet, Y ^b   Lacour, J Ph ^a   Ortonne, J P ^a  

^a PASTEUR HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^c Hôpital des Brousailles   (France)

Author keywords

Seborrhoea

Indexed keywords

MINOCYCLINE; PLACEBO;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEBACEOUS GLAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MINOCYCLINE; SEBACEOUS GLANDS; SEBUM;

EID: 0030876620     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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