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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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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Magdalena Kręgiel Anna Żuchowska Katarzyna Tomaszewska Agnieszka Wojciechowska Anna Jędrowiak Katarzyna Tabara Wojciech Bienias Joanna Krzysiek Andrzej Kaszuba Ewa Trznadel-Grodzka |
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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 |
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Magdalena Kręgiel Anna Żuchowska Katarzyna Tomaszewska Agnieszka Wojciechowska Anna Jędrowiak Katarzyna Tabara Wojciech Bienias Joanna Krzysiek Andrzej Kaszuba Ewa Trznadel-Grodzka |
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Acne fuminans in the course of oral isotretinoin treatment. Presentation of cases |
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Acne fuminans in the course of oral isotretinoin treatment. Presentation of cases |
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Acne fuminans in the course of oral isotretinoin treatment. Presentation of cases |
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Acne fuminans in the course of oral isotretinoin treatment. Presentation of cases |
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Acne fuminans in the course of oral isotretinoin treatment. Presentation of cases |
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acne fuminans in the course of oral isotretinoin treatment. presentation of cases |
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Nasza Dermatologia Online |
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2081-9390 |
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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. |
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Acne fulminans |
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