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Case Reports
. 1986 Aug;15(2 Pt 1):286-9.
doi: 10.1016/s0190-9622(86)70168-0.

Solid facial edema as a complication of acne vulgaris: treatment with isotretinoin

S J Friedman, B J Fox, H L Albert
Case Reports

Solid facial edema as a complication of acne vulgaris: treatment with isotretinoin

S J Friedman et al. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1986 Aug.

Abstract

A case of persistent solid facial edema is described in a 17-year-old boy with moderate papulocystic acne. After a 20-week course of isotretinoin, the acne vulgaris resolved, and there was a moderate reduction in the facial edema.

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