The nitroblue tetrazolium test in acne vulgaris.
The nitroblue tetrazolium (N.B.T.) test has been studied in 19 patients with moderate or severe acne vulgaris and 18 patients with subclinical or no acne. There was a significant elevation of the N.B.T. score in those patients with moderate or severe acne as compared with the control group. This is probably a result of the inflammatory reaction in and around the involved sebaceous gland follicles.
D000152:Acne Vulgaris / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009580:Nitroblue Tetrazolium; D013778:Tetrazolium Salts
D013778:Tetrazolium Salts; D009580:Nitroblue Tetrazolium