Acneiform eruption due to "megadose" vitamins B6 and B12.
Medications and other exogenous factors are known to be capable of exacerbating acne or precipitating acneiform eruptions. This case illustrates an eruption resembling acne rosacea that was temporally associated with daily ingestion of high-dose B vitamin supplement. The eruption failed to respond to the usual treatment regimens for rosacea, but promptly improved when use of the vitamin supplement was discontinued.
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Department of Dermatology, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27103.
D000152:Acne Vulgaris / Q000139:chemically induced*; D003875:Drug Eruptions / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011736:Pyridoxine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014805:Vitamin B 12 / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*
D011736:Pyridoxine; D014805:Vitamin B 12