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Acne fulminans.

Mehrany K, Kist JM, Weenig RH, Witman PM

Department of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.

Acne fulminans is a syndrome of fulminant, necrotizing acne associated with bone lesions, constitutional symptoms, and laboratory abnormalities. A case report of an adolescent male with acne fulminans following withdrawal of isotretinoin and prednisone is presented.

Published 3 February 2005 in Int J Dermatol, 44(2): 132-3.
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