title: Familial acne fulminans.
abstract: We report a patient of acne fulminans with arthralgia whose sister presented with the same disease at an identical age 10 years earlier. The two affected siblings in our family also had identical HLA phenotypes which further supported the role of genetic susceptibility in acne fulminans.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Pritchard
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Holt
mesh_terms: D000152:Acne Vulgaris / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D000293:Adolescent; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology