Acne fulminans associated with lymecycline intake: a case report

Acne fulminans (AF) is a rare acne variant characterized by sudden onset of painful nodules on the face, chest, and back in the presence of systemic symptoms. Pharmacologic agents such as steroid hormones and isotretinoin are well-known triggers, and several cases have been described. We report a ca...

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Autores principales: Gualtieri, Bruno, Tonini, Annalisa, Panduri, Salvatore, Chiricozzi, Andrea, Romanelli, Marco
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Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2018
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6082323/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30122970
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CCID.S158925
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author Gualtieri, Bruno
Tonini, Annalisa
Panduri, Salvatore
Chiricozzi, Andrea
Romanelli, Marco
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description Acne fulminans (AF) is a rare acne variant characterized by sudden onset of painful nodules on the face, chest, and back in the presence of systemic symptoms. Pharmacologic agents such as steroid hormones and isotretinoin are well-known triggers, and several cases have been described. We report a case of AF occurring a few days after lymecycline therapy initiation.
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spelling pubmed-60823232018-08-17 Acne fulminans associated with lymecycline intake: a case report Gualtieri, Bruno Tonini, Annalisa Panduri, Salvatore Chiricozzi, Andrea Romanelli, Marco Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol Case Report Acne fulminans (AF) is a rare acne variant characterized by sudden onset of painful nodules on the face, chest, and back in the presence of systemic symptoms. Pharmacologic agents such as steroid hormones and isotretinoin are well-known triggers, and several cases have been described. We report a case of AF occurring a few days after lymecycline therapy initiation. Dove Medical Press 2018-08-03 /pmc/articles/PMC6082323/ /pubmed/30122970 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CCID.S158925 Text en © 2018 Gualtieri et al. This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed.
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Acne fulminans associated with lymecycline intake: a case report
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title_fullStr Acne fulminans associated with lymecycline intake: a case report
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