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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1981-9-25
pubmed:abstractText
Sixteen patients with care acne conglobata, acne fulminans, acme tetrade were treated orally with 13-cis-retinoic acid, 1-2 mg/kg body weight for 12 weeks. A maintenance dose of 0.5 mg/kg in ten cases and the use of no further medication in six other cases for an additional 12 weeks followed. A 40% potassium iodide ointment was used on the upper back under occlusive dressing conditions to induce an inflammatory reaction. Four inflammatory parameters were assessed in all subjects before and during oral treatment: erythema (0-2+), edema (0-2+), papules (numbers), and pustules (numbers). All patients showed excellent improvement. Additionally, the inflammatory reaction in all patch-tests was significantly reduced: erythema from 1.13 to 0.34 (P less than or equal to 0.01); edema from 1.06 to 0.25 (P less than or equal 0.0005); papules from 6.75 to 1.86 (P less than or equal to 0.01); and pustules from 10.44 to 1.56 (P less than or equal to 0.0025). We suggest that 13-cis-retinoic acid acts as a strong anti-inflammatory agent in addition to its known function as a sebostaticum.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0340-3696
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
270
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
89-94
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1981
pubmed:articleTitle
Anti-inflammatory effects of 13-Cis-retinoic acid. An in vivo study.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't