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Comparison of oral treatment with zinc sulphate and placebo in acne vulgaris
Author(s) -
HILLSTROM LARS,
PETTERSSON LARS,
HELLBE LENNART,
KJELLIN ALVA,
LECZINSKY CARLGUSTAF,
NORDWALL CHRISTER
Publication year - 1977
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.1365-2133.1977.tb14277.x
Subject(s) - general hospital , medicine , dermatology , out patient department , acne , district hospital , family medicine
In a double-blind study 91 patients with acne vulgaris were treated either with oral zinc sulphate (0.4 g daily) or with a placebo. Forty-eight patients received zince treatment and 43 patients placebo. Significantly better results were demonstrated in favour of zince after 12 weeks.