Sepideh Tehrani; Setareh Tehrani; Mitra Esmaili-Azad; Mahnaz Vaezi; Nazi Saljoughi
Volume 15, Issue 1 , 2012, , Pages 11-14
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Background: Melasma is a brown or grayish brown symmetrical facial hyperpigmentation.A number of medicamens can be used for the treatment of this condition. For better results in treating melasma, combination therapy is preferred. The aim of this study was to determine the clinical efficacy and adverse ...
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Background: Melasma is a brown or grayish brown symmetrical facial hyperpigmentation.A number of medicamens can be used for the treatment of this condition. For better results in treating melasma, combination therapy is preferred. The aim of this study was to determine the clinical efficacy and adverse effects of azelaic acid 20% plus hydroquinone 5% versus hydroquinone 5% alone in the management of melasma. Method: This study was performed as a double blind randomized clinical trial. We randomly prescribed two regimes including azelaic acid 20% cream plus hydroquinone 5% or hydroquinone 5% alone once daily for 4 months in 64 patients. Clinical efficacy (with MASI score) and side effects were assessed after one, two and four months of treatment. Result: MASI score reduction was from 9.35 to 2.9 in patients using azelaic acid 20% plus hydroquinone and from 9.58 to 4.02 in patients using hydroquinone 5%. Drug adverse effects, including burning (most frequent), itching, stinging, dryness and erythema, were present in 50% of the participants in the azelaic acid 20% plus hydroquinone group and 35% of the individuals in the hydroquinone 5% group (P= 0.034), but were tolerated by most patients. Conclusion: Both therapeutic regimens showed a remarkable efficacy in the treatment of melasma but azelaic acid 20% plus hydroquinone was more effective with a more rapid onset of therapeutic response. Azelaic acid 20% plus hydroquinone had more side effects although they were slight in most cases.
Tabari Soudabeh Tirgar; Moghadam Nia Ali Akbar; Hajian Karimollah; Moeinzadeh Amirmajid
Volume 12, Issue 4 , 2009, , Pages 106-110
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Introduction: Topical antimicrobials, such as clindamycin, are effective in the treatment of acne and azelaic acid, due to the lack of bacterial resistance, could be a useful alternative in topical treatment of acne. The aim of this study was to compare the effect of topical azelaic acid 20% with clindamycin ...
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Introduction: Topical antimicrobials, such as clindamycin, are effective in the treatment of acne and azelaic acid, due to the lack of bacterial resistance, could be a useful alternative in topical treatment of acne. The aim of this study was to compare the effect of topical azelaic acid 20% with clindamycin 1% lotion for the treatment of acne. Method: This randomized clinical trial study was performed on 108 patients with mild and moderate acne. Patient were randomly assigned to one of the two groups of treatment with azelaic acid 20% cream (50 patients) or clindamycin 1% lotion (58 patients). The patients were evaluated by grading and lesion counting methods before treatment and one month and two months after the treatment. Results: The mean age of the patients in clindamycin group and azalic acid was 19. 6±3. 9 and 20. 3±4. 5 years, respectively (P=0. 41). The mean score of acne severity decreased after treatment according to grading and lesion counting methods (P0. 05) Conclusion: Result showed that the azelaic acid 20% topical cream was as effective as clindamycin 1% lotion for treating mild to moderate acne.