Korean J Dermatol.  2001 Nov;39(11):1337-1339.

A Case of Acne Fulminans Treated with Oral Isotretinoin and Systemic Corticosteroid

• Kim KJ
• Kim ES
• Choi JH
• Sung KJ
• Moon KC
• Koh JK

Abstract

Acne fulminans is a rare, severe and destructive disease with the acute onset of painful, nodulocystic, ulcerative, acneiform lesions and frequently associated with systemic signs and symptoms including fever, weight loss, myalgia, arthralgia, and leukocytosis. We herein present a 20-year-old male patient with acne fulminans that was successfully treated with combination therapy of oral isotretinoin and systemic corticosteroid.

Keyword

Acne fulminans; Oral isotretinoin; Systemic corticosteroid

MeSH Terms

Acne Vulgaris*
Arthralgia
Fever
Humans
Isotretinoin*
Leukocytosis
Male
Myalgia
Ulcer
Weight Loss
Young Adult
Isotretinoin