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UNILATERAL STEROID ACNE ON THE PARALYZED SIDE OF THE FACE
Author(s) -
Tagami Hachiro
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1983.tb01138.x
Subject(s) - acne , medicine , dermatology , bell's palsy , facial paralysis , palsy , surgery , alternative medicine , pathology
Therapy‐resistant acne developed about one month after the initiation of oral steroid therapy for Bell's palsy, chiefly on the paralyzed side of the face of a middle‐aged woman who had once suffered from acne vulgaris. It was speculated that the lack of normal facial movement contributed to the development of acne.