Acne fulminans with inflammatory myopathy.
An 18-year-old man with acne fulminans developed an acute inflammatory myositis, an association not previously reported. The condition resolved with treatment using systemic corticosteroids.
D000152:Acne Vulgaris / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000473:pathology; D009220:Myositis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D009336:Necrosis; D009431:Neural Conduction