Acne fulminans in the course of oral isotretinoin treatment. Presentation of cases

Abstract

Isotretinoin is considered a gold standard in treating severe cases of acne. It brings lots of benefits but on the other hand can cause series of undesirable side-effects. We present 2 cases of patients suffering from acne fulminans in the course of treatment with oral isotretinoin. Acne fulminans is a very severe systemic disease and its course is difficult to foresee. The most important is rapid diagnosis and implementation of treatment. Systemic corticosteroids combined

Keywords

• Acne fulminans; Pseudo-acne fulminans; Isotretinoin