Solid facial edema as a complication of acne vulgaris: treatment with isotretinoin.
A case of persistent solid facial edema is described in a 17-year-old boy with moderate papulocystic acne. After a 20-week course of isotretinoin, the acne vulgaris resolved, and there was a moderate reduction in the facial edema.
D000152:Acne Vulgaris / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D000293:Adolescent; D004487:Edema / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D015474:Isotretinoin; D008297:Male; D014212:Tretinoin / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D014212:Tretinoin; D015474:Isotretinoin