Evaluation of the Quantitative and Qualitative Alterations in the Fatty Acid Contents of the Sebum of Patients with Inflammatory Acne during Treatment with Systemic Lymecycline and/or Oral Fatty Acid Supplementation

• Main Authors: Adilson Costa (Author), Aline Siqueira Talarico (Author), Carla de Oliveira Parra Duarte (Author), Caroline Silva Pereira (Author), Ellem Tatiani de Souza Weimann (Author), Lissa Sabino de Matos (Author), Livia Carolina Della Coletta (Author), Maria Carolina Fidelis (Author), Thaísa Saddi Tannous (Author), Cidia Vasconcellos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background. Acne is a dermatosis that involves an altered sebum pattern. Objectives. (1) To evaluate if a treatment based on antibiotics (lymecycline) can alter fatty acids contents of the sebum of patients with acne; (2) to evaluate if oral supplementation of fatty acids can interfere with fatty ac...