Very low dose isotretinoin is effective in controlling seborrhea

JDDG - Journal of the German Society of Dermatology

Volumn 1, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 952-958

  Geißler, Sabine E ^a   Michelsen, Silke ^a   Plewig, Gerd ^a,b  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acne; Bentonite ; Cyanoacrylate; Follicular biopsy; Sebosuppressive therapy; Sebutape

Indexed keywords

ALKANE; BENTONITE; CHOLESTEROL ESTER; CYANOACRYLATE; EMOLLIENT AGENT; FATTY ACID; ISOTRETINOIN; LIPID; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; SQUALENE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ACNE; ARTICLE; BACTERIOLOGY; CHEILITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMEDO; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRY EYE; DRY SKIN; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REMISSION; SEBACEOUS GLAND; SEBORRHEA; SEBUM SECRETION; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN BIOPSY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VULVAR VESTIBULITIS;

EID: 9144232873     PISSN: 16100379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2303.2003.00108.x-i1     Document Type: Article

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