Acne fuminans in the course of oral isotretinoin treatment. Presentation of cases

Isotretinoin is considered a gold standard in treating severe cases of acne. It brings lots of benefits but on the other hand can cause series of undesirable side-effects. I present 2 cases of patients suffering from acne fulminans in the course of treatment with oral isotretinoin. Acne fulminans i...

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Main Authors:	Magdalena Kręgiel, Anna Żuchowska, Katarzyna Tomaszewska, Agnieszka Wojciechowska, Anna Jędrowiak, Katarzyna Tabara, Wojciech Bienias, Joanna Krzysiek, Andrzej Kaszuba, Ewa Trznadel-Grodzka
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Our Dermatology Online 2016-07-01
Series:	Nasza Dermatologia Online
Subjects:	Acne fulminans
Online Access:	http://www.odermatol.com/online-section/case9/

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spelling	doaj-d13986cb9d8a4a89ba4b38f4354afd912020-11-25T00:20:55ZengOur Dermatology OnlineNasza Dermatologia Online2081-93902016-07-0171ee2e2Acne fuminans in the course of oral isotretinoin treatment. Presentation of cases Magdalena Kręgiel0Anna Żuchowska1Katarzyna Tomaszewska2Agnieszka Wojciechowska3Anna Jędrowiak4Katarzyna Tabara5Wojciech Bienias6Joanna Krzysiek7Andrzej Kaszuba8Ewa Trznadel-Grodzka9Department of Dermatology, Pediatric Dermatology and Oncology, Medical University of Lodz, ul. Kniaziewicza 1/5, 91-347 Lodz, PolandDepartment of Dermatology, Pediatric Dermatology and Oncology, Medical University of Lodz, ul. Kniaziewicza 1/5, 91-347 Lodz, PolandDepartment of Dermatology, Pediatric Dermatology and Oncology, Medical University of Lodz, ul. Kniaziewicza 1/5, 91-347 Lodz, PolandDepartment of Dermatology, Pediatric Dermatology and Oncology, Medical University of Lodz, ul. Kniaziewicza 1/5, 91-347 Lodz, PolandDepartment of Dermatology, Pediatric Dermatology and Oncology, Medical University of Lodz, ul. Kniaziewicza 1/5, 91-347 Lodz, PolandDepartment of Dermatology, Pediatric Dermatology and Oncology, Medical University of Lodz, ul. Kniaziewicza 1/5, 91-347 Lodz, PolandDepartment of Dermatology, Pediatric Dermatology and Oncology, Medical University of Lodz, ul. Kniaziewicza 1/5, 91-347 Lodz, PolandDepartment of Dermatology, Pediatric Dermatology and Oncology, Medical University of Lodz, ul. Kniaziewicza 1/5, 91-347 Lodz, PolandDepartment of Dermatology, Pediatric Dermatology and Oncology, Medical University of Lodz, ul. Kniaziewicza 1/5, 91-347 Lodz, PolandDepartment of Dermatology, Pediatric Dermatology and Oncology, Medical University of Lodz, ul. Kniaziewicza 1/5, 91-347 Lodz, PolandIsotretinoin is considered a gold standard in treating severe cases of acne. It brings lots of benefits but on the other hand can cause series of undesirable side-effects. I present 2 cases of patients suffering from acne fulminans in the course of treatment with oral isotretinoin. Acne fulminans is a very severe systemic disease and its course is difficult to foresee. The most important is rapid diagnosis and implementation of treatment. Systemic corticosteroids combined with isotretinoin or high does of antibiotics are the most effective. The alternative methods are: dapsone, infliximab.http://www.odermatol.com/online-section/case9/Acne fulminans
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author	Magdalena Kręgiel Anna Żuchowska Katarzyna Tomaszewska Agnieszka Wojciechowska Anna Jędrowiak Katarzyna Tabara Wojciech Bienias Joanna Krzysiek Andrzej Kaszuba Ewa Trznadel-Grodzka
spellingShingle	Magdalena Kręgiel Anna Żuchowska Katarzyna Tomaszewska Agnieszka Wojciechowska Anna Jędrowiak Katarzyna Tabara Wojciech Bienias Joanna Krzysiek Andrzej Kaszuba Ewa Trznadel-Grodzka Acne fuminans in the course of oral isotretinoin treatment. Presentation of cases Nasza Dermatologia Online Acne fulminans
author_facet	Magdalena Kręgiel Anna Żuchowska Katarzyna Tomaszewska Agnieszka Wojciechowska Anna Jędrowiak Katarzyna Tabara Wojciech Bienias Joanna Krzysiek Andrzej Kaszuba Ewa Trznadel-Grodzka
author_sort	Magdalena Kręgiel
title	Acne fuminans in the course of oral isotretinoin treatment. Presentation of cases
title_short	Acne fuminans in the course of oral isotretinoin treatment. Presentation of cases
title_full	Acne fuminans in the course of oral isotretinoin treatment. Presentation of cases
title_fullStr	Acne fuminans in the course of oral isotretinoin treatment. Presentation of cases
title_full_unstemmed	Acne fuminans in the course of oral isotretinoin treatment. Presentation of cases
title_sort	acne fuminans in the course of oral isotretinoin treatment. presentation of cases
publisher	Our Dermatology Online
series	Nasza Dermatologia Online
issn	2081-9390
publishDate	2016-07-01
description	Isotretinoin is considered a gold standard in treating severe cases of acne. It brings lots of benefits but on the other hand can cause series of undesirable side-effects. I present 2 cases of patients suffering from acne fulminans in the course of treatment with oral isotretinoin. Acne fulminans is a very severe systemic disease and its course is difficult to foresee. The most important is rapid diagnosis and implementation of treatment. Systemic corticosteroids combined with isotretinoin or high does of antibiotics are the most effective. The alternative methods are: dapsone, infliximab.
topic	Acne fulminans
url	http://www.odermatol.com/online-section/case9/
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Acne fuminans in the course of oral isotretinoin treatment. Presentation of cases

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