title: Solid facial edema of acne: failure of treatment with isotretinoin.
abstract: Solid facial edema of acne is a rare persistent skin condition which occurs as a late complication of acne vulgaris. It is difficult to treat and isotretinoin seems to be the most effective agent. Here we present a 25-year-old man with a facial edema which arose after the complete remission of acne. Treatment with isotretinoin for 4 months was unsuccessful in this case.
authors.affiliation: Ege University Medical Faculty, Department of Dermatology, 35100 Bornova, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Işil
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kilinc
authors.forename: Gülsüm
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gençoglan
authors.forename: Işil
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Inanir
authors.forename: Tugrul
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dereli
mesh_terms: D000152:Acne Vulgaris / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D003879:Dermatologic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004487:Edema / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D005145:Face; D006801:Humans; D015474:Isotretinoin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D017211:Treatment Failure
chemical_list: D003879:Dermatologic Agents; D015474:Isotretinoin