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Case Reports
. 2017:2017:7092910.
doi: 10.1155/2017/7092910. Epub 2017 Mar 27.

Successful Treatment of Facial Acne Fulminans: Antimicrobial Agents and Oral Prednisolone as Promising Regimes

Amir Hossein Siadat  1 , Anis Bostakian  1 , Bahareh Abtahi-Naeini  2   3 , Masoom Shahbazi  1
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Case Reports

Successful Treatment of Facial Acne Fulminans: Antimicrobial Agents and Oral Prednisolone as Promising Regimes

Amir Hossein Siadat et al. Case Rep Dermatol Med. 2017.

Abstract

Acne fulminans (AF), also known as acne maligna, is a rare painful ulcerative form of acne with an abrupt onset and systemic symptoms. Its incidence appears to be decreasing, possibly because of earlier and better treatment of acne. This report highlights a case on a necrotizing facial wound due to AF that was successfully treated with oral prednisolone and antimicrobial medication.

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Figure 1
Acne fulminans. Hemorrhagic ulcerations with purulent crust scattered on both sides of the face.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Some papules, pustules, small hemorrhagic crusts, and scar formation were scattered on the upper back of patient with acne fulminant.
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Figure 3
Acne fulminans after 28 days of oral prednisone and systemic antimicrobial regimen.
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