Acute acne flare following isotretinoin administration: Potential protective role of low starting dose

Dermatology

Volumn 218, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 178-180

  Borghi, A ^a   Mantovani, L ^a   Minghetti, S ^a   Virgili, A ^a   Bettoli, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acne; Flare up; Oral isotretinoin

Indexed keywords

ISOTRETINOIN;

ACNE; ADULT; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACNE VULGARIS; ACNEIFORM ERUPTIONS; ACUTE DISEASE; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOTRETINOIN; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 59049105231     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000182270     Document Type: Letter

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