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Failure of treatment of familial widespread hidradenitis suppurativa with isotretinoin
Author(s) -
NORRIS J.F.B.,
CUNLIFFE W.J.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1986.tb00512.x
Subject(s) - hidradenitis suppurativa , isotretinoin , medicine , dermatology , disease , acne
Summary Isotretinoin has been used in the treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa with varying degrees of success. We investigated a family of six subjects with widespread hidradenitis suppurativa and treated them with isotretinoin at a dose of r mg kg for 4 months. No improvement was obtained and the subjects noted a flare in their disease activity alter stopping the drug. The rationale for treating hidradenitis suppurativa with isotretinoin is called into question.