Inflammatory acne represents hypersensitivity to Propionibacterium acnes

Dermatology

Volumn 196, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 80-81

  Webster, G F ^a,b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acne vulgaris; P. acnes

Indexed keywords

ACNE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERANDROGENISM; HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES;

ACNE VULGARIS; ANDROGENS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INFLAMMATION; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES;

EID: 0031881984     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000017875     Document Type: Conference Paper

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