Analysis of common side effects of isotretinoin

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
J McLane

Abstract

Patients with severe recalcitrant nodular acne that is unresponsive to conventional therapy (including topical and systemic antibiotics) have few alternative effective treatment modalities other than the use of oral isotretinoin (Accutane). The cause of acne vulgaris is multifactorial, but the pathogenesis of this disorder of the pilosebaceous follicles arises mainly from endogenous factors. It is usually, but not always, associated with the onset of puberty. Severe acne, defined by the prevalence of facial and truncal inflammatory lesions, is a disfiguring disease that can often result in significant permanent scarring after the healing of deep inflammatory lesions and other disorders, such as systemic bacterial infections. Topical treatments are considered as the first line of therapy for less severe forms of acne, although systemic treatments such as antibiotics or antiandrogen agents are effective for either mild or moderate forms and sometimes effective for severe acne. However, in many patients with large numbers of nodules, longer treatment periods with these agents are required to reduce the count of inflammatory lesions. It has become increasingly evident that (because topical agents and antibiotic or antiandrogenic th...Continue Reading

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