Acne fulminans is a rare and severe variant of acne. In Brazilian medical journals, cases are infrequently reported, confirming its rarity. We followed five young male patients with this severe variant of cutaneous lesions, accompanied by also severe systemic symptoms: fever, anorexia, weight loss, and arthralgia. All had a good response to corticosteroids (prednisone), but had significant scar...

Acne fulminans or acne malignant is a rare skin pathology that presents in the form of painful, ulcerative, disfiguring acne, usually accompanied by systemic symptoms such as fever polyarthralgia. Arriving even serious cases to cause bone injuries and alterations laboratory tests. This condition resistant antibiotics administered, which why it so important have multidisciplinary team coordinati...

Arthralgias have previously been reported in association with acne fulminans, but the following case in the first report of osseous lesions associated with this disease. The destructive bony lesion was rapid in onset but self-limited.

Acne fulminans (AF) is a rare disorder, the most severe form of the entire clinical spectrum of acne. It is characterized by emergence of painful inflammatory nodules that turn into ulcers, concomitant with systemic manifestations. It can be induced by isotretinoin and some authors believe that the occurrence of this condition is dose dependent. The treatment is controversial and there is no co...

New Medical Research Excessive serous retinal detachment during the use of isotretinoin. 3 Familial Mediterranean fever patients with hidradenitis suppurativa. 3 Sebaceous gland rich skin is characterized by TSLP expression and distinct 3 Skin microbiome and acne vulgaris: staphylococcus, a new actor in acne. 4 Propionibacterium acnes is developing gradual increase in resistance to oral tetracy...

Acne conglobata: very severe form of nodulocystic acne in which inflammatory lesions predominate and run together and often form exudates or bleed. Acne conglobata may cause extensive scarring. Acne fulminans: sudden, severe inflammatory reaction which causes deep ulcerations and erosions; may be associated with fever and arthralgia. Acne excoriée: mainly affects young women and is characterise...

Acne conglobata: very severe form of nodulocystic acne in which inflammatory lesions predominate and run together and often form exudates or bleed. Acne conglobata may cause extensive scarring. Acne fulminans: sudden, severe inflammatory reaction which causes deep ulcerations and erosions; may be associated with fever and arthralgia. Acne excoriée: mainly affects young women and is characterise...