Familial acne inversa with acne conglobata in three generations

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 283-285

  Prasad, P V S ^a,b   Kaviarasan, P ^a   Joseph, Joe ^a   Madhuri, S ^a   Viswanathan, P ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Sivapuri Post   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DOXYCYCLINE; ETRETIN; ISOTRETINOIN; MINOCYCLINE; RIFAMPICIN;

ACNE; ACNE CONGLOBATA; ACNE INVERSA; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; FAMILIAL DISEASE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; SIBLING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 46349110010     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.41395     Document Type: Letter

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