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White sponge naevus successfully treated with topical tetracycline
A J McDonagh1, D J Gawkrodger, A E Walker
1Department of Dermatology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, UK.
Clinical and Experimental Dermatology
|March 1, 1990
Abstract:
Four patients with white sponge naevus of the oral mucosa each showed a dramatic improvement in symptoms with the use of topical tetracycline. This effect may depend on antimicrobial activity but the exact mechanism remains uncertain.