Paronychia and granulation tissue formation during treatment with isotretinoin

Abstract This paper describes the association of two unusual side effects of treatment with isotretinoin for severe acne: paronychia and excess granulation tissue in the nails furrows. We report a case of male patient aged 19 years, who in the course of the 36th week of treatment with isotretinoin f...

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Main Authors: Daniela de Almeida Figueiras, Ticiana Batista Ramos, Ayana Karla de Oliveira Ferreira Marinho, Milena Soneley Mendonça Bezerra, Renata Cavalcanti Cauas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2016-04-01
Series:Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962016000200223&tlng=en