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Minocycline: stain devil?
Author(s) -
Good M.L.,
Hussey D.L.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2003.05497.x
Subject(s) - minocycline , acne , stain , medicine , dermatology , side effect (computer science) , staining , pathology , antibiotics , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , computer science , programming language
Summary Minocycline is the treatment of choice for acne vulgaris, the most common form of inflammatory acne, despite the increase in awareness of rare but significant side‐effects. This paper discusses the undesirable side‐effect of minocycline staining in permanent teeth.