Pseudotumor cerebri caused by a synthetic vitamin A preparation.
Pseudotumor cerebri developed in a 14-year-old girl with nodulocystic acne, who was taking excessive amounts of a synthetic vitamin A derivative. Although hypervitaminosis A has reportedly caused pseudotumor, Accutane has not previously been implicated.
D000152:Acne Vulgaris / Q000188:drug therapy; D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015474:Isotretinoin; D011559:Pseudotumor Cerebri / Q000139:chemically induced*; D014212:Tretinoin / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014801:Vitamin A
D014801:Vitamin A; D014212:Tretinoin; D015474:Isotretinoin