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SYSTEMATIC REVIEW article

Front. Med.
Sec. Dermatology
Volume 12 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1517825

Efficacy and Safety of Topical Minocycline preparations for Papulopustular Rosacea: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Provisionally accepted
Awadh Mohammed Alamri Awadh Mohammed Alamri 1,2*Abdulrahman Hamid Alsamadani Abdulrahman Hamid Alsamadani 2,3*Rose Abdullah Alraddadi Rose Abdullah Alraddadi 2,3Mulham Ahmad Kalantan Mulham Ahmad Kalantan 2,3*Randa Rafik Khafaji Randa Rafik Khafaji 1,3*Bader Abu Baker Bashrahil Bader Abu Baker Bashrahil 2,3Hassan Omar Bogari Hassan Omar Bogari 2,3*Athoub Nasser Kadasa Athoub Nasser Kadasa 2,3Abdulhadi Hazzaa Jfri Abdulhadi Hazzaa Jfri 1,2,3
  • 1 Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Ministry of the National Guard-Health Affairs, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia., Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
  • 2 College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
  • 3 King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia., Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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    aligns well with Frontiers in Dermatology, as it addresses a significant issue within dermatological practice: the treatment of papulopustular rosacea. By conducting a meta-analysis on the efficacy and safety of topical minocycline preparations, our study provides valuable insights that contribute to evidence-based dermatological care. The findings have the potential to inform clinical decision-making and improve patient outcomes, making them highly relevant to the journal's focus on innovative research in dermatological therapies.

    Keywords: Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, project administration, supervision, Validation, visualization, Writing -original draft, Writing -review & editing. Awadh Mohammed Alamri: Formal Analysis

    Received: 27 Oct 2024; Accepted: 15 Jan 2025.

    Copyright: © 2025 Alamri, Alsamadani, Alraddadi, Kalantan, Khafaji, Bashrahil, Bogari, Kadasa and Jfri. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Awadh Mohammed Alamri, Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Ministry of the National Guard-Health Affairs, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia., Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
    Abdulrahman Hamid Alsamadani, College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
    Mulham Ahmad Kalantan, College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
    Randa Rafik Khafaji, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia., Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
    Hassan Omar Bogari, College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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