Comparison efficacy of azithromycin vs. doxycycline in patients with acne vulgaris
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Acne vulgaris is a multifactorial disorder of pilosebaceous unit. Clinical presentations vary from mild acne with comedones to systemic inflammatory disease. Although acne might affect all age groups, it is primarily considered an adolescence disease (1). Characteristics of this disorder include, comedone, erythematose papules and pustules and nodules, deep pustules or psuedocysts and sometimes scarring. Acne International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 4 Number 2 (2015) pp. 1002-1009 http://www.ijcmas.com
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