title: Isotretinoin and ulcerative colitis: A case report and review of the literature.
abstract: This case report describes a case of ulcerative colitis the onset of which occurred after the use of isotretinoin for acne treatment. Our patient, a healthy male young adult, after several months of isotretinoin use, developed gastrointestinal disorders and after thorough medical workup was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis. The literature regarding a possible correlation between isotretinoin use and ulcerative colitis is scarce. Nevertheless, recent epidemiological studies have shed more light on this possible association.
authors: Ioannis Papaconstantinou, Anastasios Stefanopoulos, Aspasia Papailia, Ioannis Georgopoulos, Second Department of Surgery, Aretaieion Hospital, Athens 11528, Greece.
authors: Ioannis
authors: I
authors: Papaconstantinou
authors: Ioannis Papaconstantinou, Anastasios Stefanopoulos, Aspasia Papailia, Ioannis Georgopoulos, Second Department of Surgery, Aretaieion Hospital, Athens 11528, Greece.
authors: Anastasios
authors: A
authors: Stefanopoulos
authors: Ioannis Papaconstantinou, Anastasios Stefanopoulos, Aspasia Papailia, Ioannis Georgopoulos, Second Department of Surgery, Aretaieion Hospital, Athens 11528, Greece.
authors: Aspasia
authors: A
authors: Papailia
authors: Ioannis Papaconstantinou, Anastasios Stefanopoulos, Aspasia Papailia, Ioannis Georgopoulos, Second Department of Surgery, Aretaieion Hospital, Athens 11528, Greece.
authors: Christos
authors: C
authors: Zeglinas
authors: Ioannis Papaconstantinou, Anastasios Stefanopoulos, Aspasia Papailia, Ioannis Georgopoulos, Second Department of Surgery, Aretaieion Hospital, Athens 11528, Greece.
authors: Ioannis
authors: I
authors: Georgopoulos
authors: Ioannis Papaconstantinou, Anastasios Stefanopoulos, Aspasia Papailia, Ioannis Georgopoulos, Second Department of Surgery, Aretaieion Hospital, Athens 11528, Greece.
authors: Spyridon
authors: S
authors: Michopoulos
keywords: Acne; Heroin addiction; Inflammatory bowel disease; Isotretinoin; Ulcerative colitis