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Post a Comment Comparative evaluation of the effectiveness and safety of acne treatment with systemic isotretinoin in monotherapy and together with combined oral contraceptives in women
- Authors: Elkin V.D.1, Kobernik M.Y.1
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- E.A. Vagner Perm State Medical University
- Issue: Vol 41, No 2 (2024)
- Pages: 136-141
- Section: Clinical studies
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/PMJ/article/view/257656
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/pmj412136-141
- ID: 257656
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Objective. To give a comparative evaluation of the effectiveness and safety of acne treatment with systemic isotretinoin in monotherapy and together with combined oral contraceptives in women.
Materials and methods. 65 women with severe papulo-pustular acne took part in the study. They were divided into two groups: group I consisted of 35 women who used systemic isotretinoin for acne in monotherapy; group II included 30 women who took systemic isotretinoin together with combined oral contraceptives. A comprehensive clinical and laboratory study was conducted. The study included a biochemical blood test to determine the lipid profile, liver transaminases, and hormonal homeostasis. The obtained results were analyzed using the methods of parametric and nonparametric statistics, the standard error (m) was used in the calculations, the level of statistical significance was noted at p < 0.05.
Results. In women treated for acne with systemic isotretinoin in monotherapy relief occurs in 4 weeks, and complete clinical recovery in 24 weeks after the beginning of therapy; when using systemic isotretinoin together with combined oral contraceptives, relief is determined in 2 weeks, and complete clinical recovery in 16 weeks of treatment. The main side effects of systemic isotretinoin were cheilitis, skin xerosis, retinoic dermatitis and telogen alopecia. Cheilitis was revealed in the majority of patients in both groups equally. Xerosis of the skin, retinoic dermatitis and telogen alopecia were more often observed in the 1st group. In women of the 1st group, the level of progesterone was significantly higher and the level of estradiol was lower than in women of the 2nd group.
Conclusions. Systemic isotretinoin has shown high efficacy and safety in treatment for acne in women. Combined oral contraceptives normalize hormonal homeostasis, which helps to eliminate acne. When using systemic isotretinoin in combination with combined oral contraceptives, the main clinical effect occurs earlier, and adverse reactions are less frequent and less severe than in monotherapy. The combined use of systemic isotretinoin and combined oral contraceptives is the optimal method of acne treatment in women.
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V. D. Elkin
E.A. Vagner Perm State Medical University
Email: elkin.vladimir.d@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4727-9531
MD, PhD, Professor, Head of the Department of Dermatovenerology
Russian Federation, PermM. Yu. Kobernik
E.A. Vagner Perm State Medical University
Author for correspondence.
Email: margo110875@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3549-0076
Candidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Dermatovenerology
Russian Federation, PermReferences
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