Minocycline – Uses

* Acne. * Amoebic dysentery. * Anthrax. * Cholera. * Gonorrhea (when penicillin cannot be given) * Gougerot-Carteaud Syndrome (Confluent and Reticulated Papillomatosis) * Lyme Disease. * Bubonic plague.

* Acne

* Amoebic dysentery

* Anthrax

* Cholera

* Gonorrhea (when penicillin cannot be given)

* Gougerot-Carteaud Syndrome (Confluent and Reticulated Papillomatosis)

* Lyme Disease

* Bubonic plague

* Perioral dermatitis

* Periodontal disease

* Respiratory infections such as pneumonia

* Rheumatoid arthritis

* HIV -- for use as an adjuvant to HAART

* Rocky Mountain spotted fever

* Syphilis (when penicillin cannot be given)

* Urinary tract infections, rectal infections, and infections of the cervix caused by certain microbes

* Hidradenitis Suppurativa


Adapted from the Wikipedia article Minocycline, under the G. N. U. Free Documentation License. Please also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki








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