Acne fulminans 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. We 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
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Published: Our Dermatology Online 2017-04-01
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Online Access:http://www.odermatol.com/issue-in-html/2017-2-22-acne/
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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
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Anna Żuchowska
Katarzyna Tomaszewska
Agnieszka Wojciechowska
Anna Jędrowiak
Katarzyna Tabara
Wojciech Bienias
Joanna Krzysiek
Andrzej Kaszuba
Ewa Trznadel-Grodzka
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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. We 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
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spelling doaj.art-efc4e5f2e60a46b0958dc7bc6e1904192022-12-21T19:43:00ZengOur Dermatology OnlineNasza Dermatologia Online2081-93902017-04-018221021410.7241/ourd.20172.57Acne fulminans in the course of oral isotretinoin treatment. Presentation of casesMagdalena Kręgiel0Anna Żuchowska1Katarzyna Tomaszewska2Agnieszka Wojciechowska 3 Anna Jędrowiak4 Katarzyna Tabara5 Wojciech Bienias6Joanna Krzysiek7Andrzej Kaszuba8Ewa Trznadel-Grodzka9Department of Dermatology, Pediatric Dermatology and Oncology, Medical University of Lodz, ul. Kniaziewicza 1/5, 91-347 Lodz, Poland Department of Dermatology, Pediatric Dermatology and Oncology, Medical University of Lodz, ul. Kniaziewicza 1/5, 91-347 Lodz, Poland Department of Dermatology, Pediatric Dermatology and Oncology, Medical University of Lodz, ul. Kniaziewicza 1/5, 91-347 Lodz, Poland Department of Dermatology, Pediatric Dermatology and Oncology, Medical University of Lodz, ul. Kniaziewicza 1/5, 91-347 Lodz, Poland Department of Dermatology, Pediatric Dermatology and Oncology, Medical University of Lodz, ul. Kniaziewicza 1/5, 91-347 Lodz, Poland Department of Dermatology, Pediatric Dermatology and Oncology, Medical University of Lodz, ul. Kniaziewicza 1/5, 91-347 Lodz, Poland Department of Dermatology, Pediatric Dermatology and Oncology, Medical University of Lodz, ul. Kniaziewicza 1/5, 91-347 Lodz, Poland Department of Dermatology, Pediatric Dermatology and Oncology, Medical University of Lodz, ul. Kniaziewicza 1/5, 91-347 Lodz, Poland Department of Dermatology, Pediatric Dermatology and Oncology, Medical University of Lodz, ul. Kniaziewicza 1/5, 91-347 Lodz, Poland Department of Dermatology, Pediatric Dermatology and Oncology, Medical University of Lodz, ul. Kniaziewicza 1/5, 91-347 Lodz, Poland 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. We 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 combinedhttp://www.odermatol.com/issue-in-html/2017-2-22-acne/Acne fulminans; Pseudo-acne fulminans; Isotretinoin
spellingShingle Magdalena Kręgiel
Anna Żuchowska
Katarzyna Tomaszewska
Agnieszka Wojciechowska
Anna Jędrowiak
Katarzyna Tabara
Wojciech Bienias
Joanna Krzysiek
Andrzej Kaszuba
Ewa Trznadel-Grodzka
Acne fulminans in the course of oral isotretinoin treatment. Presentation of cases
Nasza Dermatologia Online
Acne fulminans; Pseudo-acne fulminans; Isotretinoin
title Acne fulminans in the course of oral isotretinoin treatment. Presentation of cases
title_full Acne fulminans in the course of oral isotretinoin treatment. Presentation of cases
title_fullStr Acne fulminans in the course of oral isotretinoin treatment. Presentation of cases
title_full_unstemmed Acne fulminans in the course of oral isotretinoin treatment. Presentation of cases
title_short Acne fulminans in the course of oral isotretinoin treatment. Presentation of cases
title_sort acne fulminans in the course of oral isotretinoin treatment presentation of cases
topic Acne fulminans; Pseudo-acne fulminans; Isotretinoin
url http://www.odermatol.com/issue-in-html/2017-2-22-acne/
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