title: Severe acne infantum successfully treated with isotretinoin.
abstract: Treatment of severe nodular infantile acne with oral isotretinoin has been effective and well tolerated in a small number of patients. We present another instance of successful treatment of severe acne with oral isotretinoin in a young infant and suggest that isotretinoin should be the treatment of choice for severe nodular acne in children and infants, especially if topical treatments or oral antibiotics have failed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Dermatology, Hospital del Niño Jesús, Madrid, Spain. atorrelo@aedv.es
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Torrelo
authors.forename: M Antonia
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Pastor
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zambrano
mesh_terms: D000152:Acne Vulgaris / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000284:Administration, Oral; D003879:Dermatologic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D015474:Isotretinoin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D003879:Dermatologic Agents; D015474:Isotretinoin