WITH antibiotic resistance continuing to cause concern, one physician recommends that more dermatologists consider hormonal treatments for acne and hirsutism, reports Dermatology Times.
University of Birmingham clinical associate professor of dermatology Julie C. Harper was quoted as saying that with the number of spironolactone courses per 100 females with acne rising from 2.08 to 8.13 among dermatologists and from 1.43 to 4.09 among nondermatologists, between 2004 and 2013, "We are heading in the right direction".
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