Severe acne infantum successfully treated with isotretinoin.
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.
Torrelo
Antonio
A
Department of Pediatric Dermatology, Hospital del Niño Jesús, Madrid, Spain. atorrelo@aedv.es
Pastor
M Antonia
MA
Zambrano
Antonio
A
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
D003879:Dermatologic Agents; D015474:Isotretinoin