title: Steroid acne after orthognathic surgery.
abstract: Steroid acne is a common unwanted effect in patients undergoing corticosteroid therapy. Eight women in a series of 1276 adult patients had acne after orthognathic surgery in which short-course parenteral corticosteroid therapy was used to reduce postoperative swelling. Steroid-induced acneiform eruption is different from acne vulgaris in that the former usually resolves on its own, without scar formation, after withdrawal of the drug.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada.
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Precious
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Hoffman
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D000152:Acne Vulgaris / Q000139:chemically induced*; D000293:Adolescent; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003875:Drug Eruptions / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D056948:Orthognathic Surgical Procedures; D011183:Postoperative Complications
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones