Low dose isotretinoin combined with tretinoin is effective to correct abnormalities of acne

JDDG - Journal of the German Society of Dermatology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 31-45

  Plewig, Gerd ^a,c   Dressel, Heidrun ^a   Pfleger, Maike ^a   Michelsen, Silke ^a   Kligman, Albert M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acne conglobata; Acne papulopustulosa; Bentonite ; Chromatography; Isotretinoin; Lipid analysis; Sebutape

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BENTONITE; BENZOYL PEROXIDE; BETAMETHASONE VALERATE; ISOTRETINOIN; LIPID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; RETINOIC ACID;

ACNE; ACNE CONGLOBATA; ACNE PAPULOPUSTULOSA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FILM; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; KERATINIZATION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROPIONIBACTERIACEAE; SEBACEOUS GLAND; SEBUM SECRETION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOTRETINOIN; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRETINOIN;

EID: 0842327346     PISSN: 16100379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0353.2004.03739.x     Document Type: Article

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