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THE EFFECT OF PROLONGED TOPICAL APPLICATION OF AN ANTICHOLINERGIC AGENT ON THE SEBACEOUS GLANDS
Author(s) -
CARTLIDGE M.,
BURTON J. L.,
SHUSTER S.
Publication year - 1972
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.1365-2133.1972.tb01892.x
Subject(s) - newcastle upon tyne , dermatology , medicine , art , art history
SUMMARY.— The application of a topical anticholinergic agent (poldine methyl ‐methosulphate) to the forehead skin of 10 patients with mild acne vulgaris twice daily for 4 weeks produced a small but significant reduction in sebum excretion. This is compatible with the suggestion that the control of sebum secretion may have a cholinergic component, but the effect is small.