A double-blind study of the effect of zinc and oxytetracycline in acne vulgaris
Authors:
- Gerd MichaelssonGMGerd Michaelsson
- L. JuhlinLJL. Juhlin
- Kerstin LjunghallKLKerstin Ljunghall
- 1 May 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in British Journal of Dermatology
- Vol. 97 (5) , 561-566
Abstract
With a double-blind technique, the effects of oral zinc and tetracyclines were compared in 37 patients with moderate and severe acne. No difference in effect between the treatments was seen and no side-effects were noted in any group. After 12 weeks of treatment, the average decrease in the acne score was about 70% in both groups.Keywords
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