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Dermatologists at one point in the not-too-distant past were suggesting that free fatty acids in the skin (released as a result of the degradation of triglycerides by P acnes bacteria) were a factor in the cause of acne, although they now seem to have backed away some from that idea. It's a bit ironic, then, that a certain specific free fatty acid (azelaic acid) is actually used to treat acne.
I was just thinking out loud when I said that about azelaic acid and alopecia areata. Areata has been treated in the past by the topical application of some pretty noxious and irritating substances, so I was just wondering to myself if the use of azelaic acid for that had a somewhat similar rationale.
Bryan
I was just thinking out loud when I said that about azelaic acid and alopecia areata. Areata has been treated in the past by the topical application of some pretty noxious and irritating substances, so I was just wondering to myself if the use of azelaic acid for that had a somewhat similar rationale.
Bryan