title: [Levamisole in the treatment of therapy-resistant folliculitides].
abstract: Report on two cases with chronic folliculitis of the face, resistant to antibiotic therapy. In both cases Staphylococcus epidermidis was the only organism that could be isolated. After a comparatively short treatment with levamisole (150 mg on two successive days weekly) the lesions cleared completely.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D005260:Female; D005499:Folliculitis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007978:Levamisole / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000187:drug effects; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D007978:Levamisole
vernacular_title: Levamisol zur Behandlung therapieresistenter Follikulitiden.