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Herpetic whitlow during isotretinoin therapy
Author(s) -
Stetson Cloyce L.,
Butler David F.,
Rapini Ronald P.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-4362.2003.01840.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology , isotretinoin , paronychia , acne , mucocutaneous zone , desquamation , retinoid , pathology , disease , chemistry , gene , retinoic acid , biochemistry
Isotretinoin is an extremely valuable drug that is occasionally associated with well‐known mucocutaneous side‐effects, including cheilitis, retinoid dermatitis, palmoplantar desquamation, and photosensitivity. Paronychia has been reported rarely: only two prior cases of herpes simplex infections associated with isotretinoin have been previously reported. We present the first known case of herpetic paronychia occurring in an atopic patient while on isotretinoin therapy for acne.