Vitiligo Appearing after Oral Isotretinoin Therapy for Acne

Isotretinoin is an effective treatment for severe and scarring acne. In this report, we describe a case developing vitiligo after isotretinoin therapy for scarring acne. It is not known whether this was a coincidence or might be precipitated by the treatment.

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Autor principal: Kokandi, Amal A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2018
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6077457/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30112221
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/3697260
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spelling pubmed-60774572018-08-15 Vitiligo Appearing after Oral Isotretinoin Therapy for Acne Kokandi, Amal A. Case Rep Dermatol Med Case Report Isotretinoin is an effective treatment for severe and scarring acne. In this report, we describe a case developing vitiligo after isotretinoin therapy for scarring acne. It is not known whether this was a coincidence or might be precipitated by the treatment. Hindawi 2018-07-12 /pmc/articles/PMC6077457/ /pubmed/30112221 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/3697260 Text en Copyright © 2018 Amal A. Kokandi. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_short Vitiligo Appearing after Oral Isotretinoin Therapy for Acne
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6077457/
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