Therapeutic efficacy of intralesional triamcinolone acetonide versus intralesional triamcinolone acetonide plus lincomycin in the treatment of nodulocystic acne.

BACKGROUND

Intralesional triamcinolone is an established therapy for cysts of acne. However, intralesional antibacterials have not been used earlier.

AIM

To compare the efficacy of intralesional triamcinolone with that of a combination of intralesional lincomycin and intralesional triamcinolone in nodulocystic acne.

MATERIAL AND METHODS

Ten patients of nodulocystic were injected with intralesional triamcinolone acetonide (2.5 mg/ml), while nine patients were given lincomycin hydrochloride (75 mg/ml) in addition to the intralesional triamcinolone. They were followed up 48 hrs, one week and one month later.

RESULTS

At one week, 7 patients (70%) treated with injection triamcinolone showed 66% improvement, whereas all 9 (100%) patients treated with lincomycin and triamcinolone showed 100% improvement which was stable at one month.

CONCLUSION

A combination of intralesional triamcinolone and lincomycin is superior to intralesional triamcinolone alone in the treatment of nodulocystic lesions of acne.