Isotretinoin induced nail fold pyogenic granuloma resolution with combination therapy: A case report and review of the literature
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Isotretinoin, Nodulocystic acne, Pyogenic granulomas
Abstract
Pyogenic granulomas are vascular hyperplasias presenting as red papules, polyps, or nodules on the gingiva, fingers, lips, face and tongue of children and young adults. Most commonly they are associated with trauma, but systemic retinoids have rarely been implicated as a causative factor in their appearance. We present a case of spontaneous eruption of multiple pyogenic granulomas of the bilateral periungal fingers in an otherwise healthy adolescent male undergoing isotretinoin therapy for severe nodulocystic acne. These pyogenic granulomas did not resolve spontaneously with discontinuation of isotretinoin, or first line therapeutic modalities. Their resolution did occur with administration of intralesional steroids and ablation with silver nitrate.
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Jonathan Bellew, Advanced Desert Dermatology, Mohave Centers for Dermatology and Plastic Surgery, and Midwestern University
Jonathan G. Bellew, DO, PGY4, Midwestern University, Advanced Desert Dermatology, 9101 W Thunderbird Rd, Ste D-101, Peoria, AZ 85381 (JonathanBel@pcom.edu)