Successful management of acne fulminans with combination of minocycline and dapsone

Acne fulminans is a rare and unique variant of acne vulgaris and is characterized by a sudden, violent onset of tender, nodulo-cystic and ulcerocrusted lesions over the back and chest, with fever, arthralgia and weight loss, affecting predominantly adolescent males. The exact etiopathogenesis is unk...

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Main Authors: Mendiratta Vibhu, Harjai Bhawna, Koranne Ravindra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2006-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Dermatology
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Online Access:http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2006;volume=51;issue=2;spage=128;epage=130;aulast=Mendiratta