Efficacy of Spironolactone Compared with Doxycycline in Moderate Acne in Adult Females: Results of the Multicentre, Controlled, Randomized, Double-blind Prospective and Parallel Female Acne Spironolactone vs doxyCycline Efficacy (FASCE) Study

• Main Authors: Brigitte Dréno (Author), Jean-Michel Nguyen (Author), Ewa Hainaut (Author), Laurent Machet (Author), Marie-Thérèse Leccia (Author), Nathalie Beneton (Author), Jean-Paul Claudel (Author), Philippe Célérier (Author), Marie Le Moigne (Author), Sarah Le Naour (Author), Florence Vrignaud (Author), Alexandra Poinas (Author), Cécile Dert (Author), Aurélie Boisrobert (Author), Laurent Flet (Author), Simon Korner (Author), Amir Khammari (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Medical Journals Sweden, 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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Acne in adult females is triggered mainly by hormones. Doxycycline is a reference treatment in acne. Spironolactone targets the androgen receptor of sebaceous glands and is prescribed off-label for female adult acne. This multicentre, controlled, randomized, double-blind prospective and parallel stu...