TREATMENT OF ACNE VULGARIS WITH TETRACYCLINE HYDROCHLORIDE - A DOUBLE-BLIND TRIAL WITH 51 PATIENTS

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作者
LANE, P
WILLIAMSON, DM
机构
[1] Department of Dermatology, General Infirmary, Leeds
[2] Department of Dermatology, General Infirmary, Now Consultant Dermatologist, Pontefract Hospital Group, Leeds
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BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL | 1969年 / 2卷 / 5649期
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10.1136/bmj.2.5649.76
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Fifty-one patients with acne vulgaris were included in a double-blind trial to assess the therapeutic effect of 250 mg. tetracycline hydrochloride twice daily for three months. The results, assessed clinically and photographically, showed that tetracycline hydrochloride had a statistically significant beneficial effect. Hence, since it is cheap and rarely has side-effects in healthy young adults, its use is suggested, as well as local therapy, in the more severe forms of acne. © 1969, British Medical Journal Publishing Group. All rights reserved.
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