B5-Acne Slide Show

This was sort of interesting. It talks about acne and pantothenic acid
deficiency and coenzyme a, from the author of the original study. It's too
bad the entire transcript is not with it.


<http://web.bii.a-star.edu.sg/slides/journal/2002/PantothenicAcidDeficiency2
0thDec2002.pdf>




Discussion Leader : Winnie Koo

Journals: Medical Hypotheses and Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine

Authors: Dr Leung Lit Hung


Date : Fri, 20th Dec 2002

Time : 4.45pm - 5.30pm

Venue: I2R Auditorium (21 Heng Mui Keng Terrace, I2R building)

Abstract:

For years, the pathogenesis of acne vulgaris has been known to be strongly
influenced by hormonal factors. However, the exact role of and the
interrelationship among the various hormones in question have not been well
elucidated. This paper suggested a radically different theory for its
pathogenesis and relate its basic pathology to a deficiency in pantothenic
acid, a vitamin hitherto not known to cause any deficiency syndrome in
humans. Hence, the effect of hormonal factors in this disease entity becomes
secondary to that of the availability of pantothenic acid. A complete cure
of this condition is effected by a very liberal replacement therapy with the
vitamin.