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

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amir Hossein Siadat ◽  
Anis Bostakian ◽  
Bahareh Abtahi-Naeini ◽  
Masoom Shahbazi
Keyword(s):  
Successful Treatment ◽  
Antimicrobial Agents ◽  
Oral Prednisolone ◽  
Abrupt Onset ◽  
Facial Wound ◽  
Acne Fulminans ◽  
Systemic Symptoms ◽  
Facial Acne

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.

scholarly journals Red and orange flags for secondary headaches in clinical practice

Neurology ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 92 (3) ◽  
pp. 134-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thien Phu Do ◽  
Angelique Remmers ◽  
Henrik Winther Schytz ◽  
Christoph Schankin ◽  
Sarah E. Nelson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Headache Disorder ◽  
Abrupt Onset ◽  
Epidemiologic Studies ◽  
Secondary Headache ◽  
Red Flags ◽  
Secondary Headaches ◽  
Recent Onset ◽  
Systemic Symptoms ◽  
Atypical Presentations ◽  
Headache Patients

A minority of headache patients have a secondary headache disorder. The medical literature presents and promotes red flags to increase the likelihood of identifying a secondary etiology. In this review, we aim to discuss the incidence and prevalence of secondary headaches as well as the data on sensitivity, specificity, and predictive value of red flags for secondary headaches. We review the following red flags: (1) systemic symptoms including fever; (2) neoplasm history; (3) neurologic deficit (including decreased consciousness); (4) sudden or abrupt onset; (5) older age (onset after 65 years); (6) pattern change or recent onset of new headache; (7) positional headache; (8) precipitated by sneezing, coughing, or exercise; (9) papilledema; (10) progressive headache and atypical presentations; (11) pregnancy or puerperium; (12) painful eye with autonomic features; (13) posttraumatic onset of headache; (14) pathology of the immune system such as HIV; (15) painkiller overuse or new drug at onset of headache. Using the systematic SNNOOP10 list to screen new headache patients will presumably increase the likelihood of detecting a secondary cause. The lack of prospective epidemiologic studies on red flags and the low incidence of many secondary headaches leave many questions unanswered and call for large prospective studies. A validated screening tool could reduce unneeded neuroimaging and costs.

Successful treatment of acne fulminans with the combination of prednisolone and diaminodiphenylsulfone

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fumina Furukawa ◽  
Teruhiko Makino ◽  
Shuichi Mori ◽  
Tadamichi Shimizu
Keyword(s):  
Successful Treatment ◽  
Acne Fulminans

Successful treatment of refractory facial acne using repeat short-cycle ALA-PDT: Case study

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 343-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui-Lin Ding ◽  
Xiu-Li Wang ◽  
Hong-Wei Wang ◽  
Zheng Huang
Keyword(s):  
Successful Treatment ◽  
Short Cycle ◽  
Facial Acne

Successful treatment of pyoderma gangrenosum associated with juvenile idiopathic arthritis with a combination of topical tacrolimus and oral prednisolone

2009 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 489-490 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pradeep Kumar Shenoy Chandrasekhara ◽  
Nambiar Veettil Jayachandran ◽  
Joe Thomas ◽  
Sumeet Agrawal ◽  
Gumdal Narsimulu
Keyword(s):  
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis ◽  
Pyoderma Gangrenosum ◽  
Successful Treatment ◽  
Oral Prednisolone ◽  
Topical Tacrolimus

scholarly journals Adalimumab in the Management of Isotretinoin-Induced Acne Fulminans: Report of a Case

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Claudio Marasca ◽  
Gabriella Fabbrocini ◽  
Luisa Abategiovanni ◽  
Elisa Camela ◽  
Mariateresa Nocerino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acne Vulgaris ◽  
Severe Form ◽  
Off Label ◽  
Oral Steroids ◽  
Acne Fulminans ◽  
Traditional Therapies ◽  
Systemic Symptoms

Acne fulminans (AF) is a rare, acute, and severe form of acne vulgaris often associated with systemic symptoms. Its treatment is challenging and controversial. We report a case of isotretinoin-induced AF (IIAF) in a 12-year-old boy resistant to traditional therapies (oral steroids and isotretinoin). The patient was successfully treated with adalimumab that can be considered an effective off-label option in the treatment of resistant IIAF in children.

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