Reversible sclerotic change of lumbar spine and femur due to long-term oral isotretinoin therapy

Rheumatology International

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 297-300

  Atalay, Ayçe ^a   Altaykan, Ash ^a   Ergin, Gül ^a   Kutsal, Yesim Gökçe ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bone; Follicular Occlusion Triad; Isotretinoin; Retinoic acid; Sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ISOTRETINOIN;

ACNE CONGLOBATA; ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMEDO; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMUR; FOLLICULAR OCCLUSION TRIAD; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPEROSTOSIS; LIGAMENT CALCINOSIS; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; OSTEOSCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCALP; SCAR; SKIN ABSCESS; SPINE DISEASE; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SUPPURATIVE HIDRADENITIS; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT FAILURE; CALCINOSIS; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG EFFECT; FOLLICULITIS; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; METHODOLOGY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOLOGY; RADIODENSITOMETRY; RADIOGRAPHY; REMISSION; VERTEBRA;

ACNE KELOID; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; CALCINOSIS; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMUR; HUMANS; HYPEROSTOSIS; ISOTRETINOIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; OSTEOSCLEROSIS; REMISSION INDUCTION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 4644279955     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-003-0391-3     Document Type: Article

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