The tetracyclines in dermatology.

Humbert, P; Treffel, P; Chapuis, J F; Buchet, S; Derancourt, C; Agache, P · J Am Acad Dermatol · 1991

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Abstract

Tetracycline is one of the most widely used antibiotics. It may share some properties with conventional immunosuppressive drugs and act as an anti-inflammatory agent in the treatment of inflammatory disease. This article reviews cutaneous diseases that have been treated with tetracyclines and their antiinflammatory and immunosuppressive properties.

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