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- Title
Adalimumab as a successful treatment for acne fulminans and bilateral acute sacroiliitis with hip synovitis complicating isotretinoin therapy.
- Authors
Dawoud, Noha Mohammed; Elnady, Basant Mohammed; Elkhouly, Tohamy; Yosef, Ayman
- Abstract
The article presents a case study of a 16-year-old male patient, who had developed acne fulminans and incapacitating acute sacroiliitis with bilateral hip arthritis while receiving isotretinoin for acne vulgaris. The patient underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) that showed free from spondylodiscitis of periostitis or hyperostosis. The patient has SAPHO syndrome with nodulocystic lesions. The patient was treated with postadalimumab.
- Subjects
DRUG therapy for arthritis; ARTHRITIS diagnosis; DERMATOLOGIC agents; ACNE; ANTI-inflammatory agents; ARTHRITIS; HIP joint; ISOTRETINOIN; SYNOVITIS; TREATMENT effectiveness; ACUTE diseases; ARTHRITIS Impact Measurement Scales; DIAGNOSIS; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology & Leprology, 2018, Vol 84, Issue 1, p104
- ISSN
0378-6323
- Publication type
case study
- DOI
10.4103/ijdvl.IJDVL_834_16