An adolescent with abdominal pain taking isotretinoin for severe acne

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 992-994

  Greene, Jeffery P ^a  

^a Fort Sam Houston ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Hypertriglyceridemia; Isotretinoin; Pancrea

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; AMYLASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ISOTRETINOIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACNE; ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADOLESCENT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; AMYLASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE BLOOD LEVEL;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACNE VULGARIS; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOTRETINOIN; LIPASE; PANCREATITIS; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 33748767904     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.smj.0000223658.00852.d8     Document Type: Article

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