Treatment of apocrine chromhidrosis with topical capsaicin

Treatment of apocrine chromhidrosis with topical capsaicin

A 30-year-old white woman with facial apocrine chromhidrosis was treated successfully with topical capsaicin once or twice daily. Paired comparison of treated versus untreated sides and active drug-treated versus vehicle—treated sides showed suppression of the chromhidrosis only when capsaicin was u...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 1989-08, Vol.21 (2), p.418-420
1. Verfasser: Marks, James G.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Administration, Topical
Adult
Age Factors
Apocrine Glands
Biological and medical sciences
Capsaicin - administration & dosage
Capsaicin - therapeutic use
Face
Female
Humans
Lipofuscin - analysis
Medical sciences
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Pigmentation Disorders - drug therapy
Skin, nail, hair, dermoskeleton
Substance P - analysis
Sweat Gland Diseases - drug therapy
Sweat Glands
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Zusammenfassung:A 30-year-old white woman with facial apocrine chromhidrosis was treated successfully with topical capsaicin once or twice daily. Paired comparison of treated versus untreated sides and active drug-treated versus vehicle—treated sides showed suppression of the chromhidrosis only when capsaicin was used. After treatment was discontinued, the chromhidrosis returned within 2 days.
ISSN:0190-9622
1097-6787
DOI:10.1016/S0190-9622(89)80050-7