Facial follicular porphyrin fluorescence: correlation with age and density of Propionibacterium acnes
- 1 April 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in British Journal of Dermatology
- Vol. 102 (4) , 437-441
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2133.1980.tb06557.x
Abstract
The incidence and distribution of facial follicular porphyrin fluorescence was studied in a large group of [human] subjects ranging in age from 1-90 yr. Fluorescence appears first on the nose and chin, increases in incidence through adulthood and declines after the age of 50, possibly reflecting the rate of sebum secretion. The intensity of fluorescence is proportional to the P. acnes population. Coproporphyrin III is produced in vivo.This publication has 13 references indexed in Scilit:
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