Isotretinoin treatment of rosacea

Authors

  • K Turjanmaa
  • Reunala T.

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https://doi.org/10.2340/00015555678991

Abstract

Twenty patients with severe rosacea were treated with isotretinoin for 3-6 months. Six patients initially received 1.0 mg/kg and 14 patients 0.5 mg/kg of isotretinoin. The response was good or excellent in all patients and the papulopustular lesions in particular cleared promptly. Patients receiving 1.0 mg/kg of isotretinoin experienced more side-effects and the dose had to be lowered in five of the six patients. Seventeen of the 20 patients had no relapses during a follow-up of one year showing that isotretinoin has a long-lasting favourable effect in rosacea.

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Published

1987-01-01

How to Cite

Turjanmaa, K., & Reunala T. (1987). Isotretinoin treatment of rosacea. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 67(1), 89–91. https://doi.org/10.2340/00015555678991

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