title: Therapeutic efficacy of intralesional triamcinolone acetonide versus intralesional triamcinolone acetonide plus lincomycin in the treatment of nodulocystic acne.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Intralesional triamcinolone is an established therapy for cysts of acne. However, intralesional antibacterials have not been used earlier.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To compare the efficacy of intralesional triamcinolone with that of a combination of intralesional lincomycin and intralesional triamcinolone in nodulocystic acne.
  
  
  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.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A combination of intralesional triamcinolone and lincomycin is superior to intralesional triamcinolone alone in the treatment of nodulocystic lesions of acne.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Govt. Medical College, Faridkot, Punjab.
authors.forename: B B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Mahajan
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Garg