Acne Flashcards
Acne MC location on face
Cheeks
Testosterone >200
Ovarian tumor
Can be 150-200 in PCOS
Diet and acne
High glycemic worsens
Common mino SE
Vertigo
Limited by extended release formulation
% of patients acne free after 1 isotretinoin course
40-60%
Males on isotretinoin
Not mutagenic so no teratogenicity for males on this (can if donate blood)
SAPHO
Skin findings - PP pustulosis, Sneddon Wilkinson, hs, sweets, acne
Chest wall and mandible MC sites of bony complaints
Acne aestivalis/Mallorca acne
Seasonal acne in spring, summer and resolves in fall
Responds best to retinoid (not ab)
Most potently induces acneiform eruptions
Polyhalogenated hydrocarbons like dioxin (2,3,7,8 tetrachlorobenzodioxin)
Asbestos may too
Tretinoin effective for steroid acne
Topical CCI
Papulopustular eruption
GN folliculitis
Isotretinoin –> bactrim or amox
HS favored areas in men
Buttocks, perianal, retroauricular, trunk
HS complications
SCC (after avg of 19 yrs of active dz), interstitial keratitis, sponyloarthropathy, rectal fistula, low protein, amyloidosis, penile lymphedema
Morbihans
MC in papulopustular and glandular rosacea
Protopic + alcohol drinking
Flushing