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SEBUM CHANGES IN ACNE VULGARIS TREATED WITH TETRACYCLINE
Author(s) -
BEVERIDGE G. W.,
POWELL E. W.
Publication year - 1969
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 - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1969.tb16027.x
Subject(s) - acne , tetracycline , medicine , chemistry , food science , dermatology , antibiotics , biochemistry
SUMMARY.— Samples of sebum from 6 young men with acne vulgaris were analysed before and after systemic treatment with tetracycline for 4 and for 8 weeks. The rate of sebum production was not significantly changed. At 4 weeks there was a consistent fall in the free fatty acids and a slight rise in the triglycerides. After 8 weeks there was a marked fall in the aliphatic alcohol ester fraction.