Acne fulminans: Explosive systemic form of acne

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 501-507

  Zaba, R ^a   Schwartz, R A ^b   Jarmuda, S ^a   Czarnecka Operacz, M ^a   Silny, W ^a  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

acne fulminans; acne maligna; acne with polyarthritis; acute febrile ulcerative conglobata; isotretinoin; prednisolone

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN A; DAPSONE; INFLIXIMAB; ISOTRETINOIN; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; STEROID; UREA;

ACNE FULMINANS; ACNE VULGARIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEVER; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PULSED DYE LASER; RELAPSE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCAR FORMATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; CICATRIX; HUMANS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79954596304     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2010.03855.x     Document Type: Review

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