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Severe Acne Infantum Successfully Treated with Isotretinoin
Author(s) -
Torrelo Antonio,
Pastor M. Antonia,
Zambrano Antonio
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2005.22417.x
Subject(s) - isotretinoin , medicine , acne , dermatology , antibiotics , dermatologic agents , pediatrics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Treatment of severe nodular infantile acne with oral isotretinoin has been effective and well tolerated in a small number of patients. We present another instance of successful treatment of severe acne with oral isotretinoin in a young infant and suggest that isotretinoin should be the treatment of choice for severe nodular acne in children and infants, especially if topical treatments or oral antibiotics have failed.