Acne therapy in adolescent children

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Current knowledge of the pathogenesis of acne determines the need for early use of drugs with antiinflammatory activity.

Aim: to determine the effectiveness of monotherapy using Adaklin cream in the treatment of acne in adolescent children.

Material and methods. All adolescents with acne of light and moderate severity were examined to determine the dermatological index of acne (DIA), determine the level of production of sebaceous glands, testing the parents of patients. Monotherapy was performed using Adaklin cream.

Results. 60 patients with acne were under observation. Formation of clinical remission was registered in 78.33 % of adolescents. A good tolerability of the therapy and a high level of compliance were noted.

Conclusion: the high efficacy and tolerability of therapy with the use of Adaklin cream in adolescents with acne was stated.

About the authors

Yu. N. Perlamutrov

A. I. Yevdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation

Email: fake@neicon.ru

Dr. Sci. (Med.), Prof., Head of the Department of Skin,

Delegatskaya str., 20, bldg 1, Moscow, 127473

Russian Federation

K. B. Olkhovskaia

A. I. Yevdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation

Author for correspondence.
Email: olhovskaya_kira@mail.ru

Cand. Sci. (Med.), Associate Professor of the Department of Skin and Venereal Diseases, 

Delegatskaya str., 20, bldg 1, Moscow, 127473

Russian Federation

A. O. Lyapon

A. I. Yevdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation

Email: fake@neicon.ru

Cand. Sci. (Med)., Assistant of the Department of Skin and Venereal Diseases,

Delegatskaya str., 20, bldg 1, Moscow, 127473

Russian Federation

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