Systemic isotretinoin therapy in the era of COVID-19

Ayman Abdelmaksoud¹, Michelangelo Vestita^{2

3}, Heba Saed El-Amawy⁴, Erhan Ayhan⁵, İsa An⁶, Murat Öztürk⁷, Mohamad Goldust^{8

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Affiliations

¹ Mansoura Dermatology, Venerology and Leprology Hospital, Mansoura, Egypt.
² Unit of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, Bari, Italy.
³ Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
⁴ Dermatology and Venereology Department, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
⁵ Department of Dermatology, University of Health Sciences, Gazi Yaşargil Training and Research Hospital, Diyarbakır, Turkey.
⁶ şanlıurfa Training and Research Hospital, şanlıurfa, Turkey.
⁷ Van Training and Research Hospital, Van, Turkey.
⁸ Department of Dermatology, University of Rome G. Marconi, Rome, Italy.
⁹ Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
¹⁰ Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.

Ayman Abdelmaksoud et al. Dermatol Ther. 2020 Jul.

. 2020 Jul;33(4):e13482.

doi: 10.1111/dth.13482. Epub 2020 May 20.

Ayman Abdelmaksoud¹, Michelangelo Vestita^{2

3}, Heba Saed El-Amawy⁴, Erhan Ayhan⁵, İsa An⁶, Murat Öztürk⁷, Mohamad Goldust^{8

9

10}

¹ Mansoura Dermatology, Venerology and Leprology Hospital, Mansoura, Egypt.
² Unit of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, Bari, Italy.
³ Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
⁴ Dermatology and Venereology Department, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
⁵ Department of Dermatology, University of Health Sciences, Gazi Yaşargil Training and Research Hospital, Diyarbakır, Turkey.
⁶ şanlıurfa Training and Research Hospital, şanlıurfa, Turkey.
⁷ Van Training and Research Hospital, Van, Turkey.
⁸ Department of Dermatology, University of Rome G. Marconi, Rome, Italy.
⁹ Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
¹⁰ Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.

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Comment in

Isotretinoin in acne treatment during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): A retrospective analysis of adherence to therapy and side effects.
Donnarumma M, Nocerino M, Lauro W, Annunziata MC, Marasca C, Fabbrocini G. Donnarumma M, et al. Dermatol Ther. 2021 Jan;34(1):e14677. doi: 10.1111/dth.14677. Epub 2020 Dec 22. Dermatol Ther. 2021. PMID: 33320409 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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