title: Pigmented postacne osteoma cutis in a patient treated with minocycline: report and review of the literature.
abstract: Postacne osteoma cutis is a rare complication of acne vulgaris. If it occurs during a course of tetracycline or minocycline therapy, pigmented osteomas can occur as a result of tetracycline or minocycline bone complexes. We report a case of pigmented postacne osteoma cutis that developed after extensive acne surgery and a 2- to 3-month course of minocycline. Previously reported cases have been treated surgically, but our patient responded to 0.05% tretinoin cream, with transepidermal elimination of some osteomas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals of Cleveland, OH 44106.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Moritz
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Elewski
mesh_terms: D000152:Acne Vulgaris / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000473:pathology; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008911:Minocycline / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010016:Osteoma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D010859:Pigmentation Disorders / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D008911:Minocycline