Late onset isotretinoin resistant acne conglobata in a patient with acromegaly

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 139-141

  Jain, Kapil ^a   Jain, V ^a   Aggarwal, Kamal ^a   Bansal, Anu ^a  

^a POST GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Acne conglobata; Acromegaly; Cutis verticis gyrata

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ISOTRETINOIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ACNE CONGLOBATA; ACROMEGALY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CUTIS VERTICIS GYRATA; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG MEGADOSE; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN EXAMINATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 42049113425     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.39699     Document Type: Article

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