Dermatol. praxi. 2021;15(2):83-88 | DOI: 10.36290/der.2021.016

How to prevent acne fulminans sine fulminans

MUDr. Zuzana Nevoralová, Ph.D.
Akné poradna, Kožní oddělení, Nemocnice Jihlava, p. o.

A case report of a 16-year-old boy with a severe form of acne and with asthma is described. Because of severe state of the patient a treatment with peroral isotretinoin was choosen. To prevent isotretinoin-induced acne fulminans an addition of peroral steroids during the first months of the treatment was necessary. Through the initial very severy condition a complete healing was reached, only small inequalities and scars remained. Asthma was compensated during the whole therapy. Subsequently, the patient applies topical adapalene to prevent acne recurrence.

Keywords: acne, fulminans, isotretinoin, corticoids, asthma.

Published: September 2, 2021  Show citation

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