Paronychia and granulation tissue formation during treatment with isotretinoin

• Main Authors: Daniela de Almeida Figueiras (Author), Ticiana Batista Ramos (Author), Ayana Karla de Oliveira Ferreira Marinho (Author), Milena Soneley Mendonça Bezerra (Author), Renata Cavalcanti Cauas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2016-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract This paper describes the association of two unusual side effects of treatment with isotretinoin for severe acne: paronychia and excess granulation tissue in the nails furrows. We report a case of male patient aged 19 years, who in the course of the 36th week of treatment with isotretinoin f...