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Herpetic whitlow during isotretinoin therapy
Cloyce L Stetson1, David F Butler, Ronald P Rapini
1Department of Dermatology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX 79430, USA. cloyce.stetson@ttuhsc.edu
International Journal of Dermatology
|June 6, 2003
Abstract:
Isotretinoin is an extremely valuable drug that is occasionally associated with well-known mucocutaneous side-effects, including cheilitis, retinoid dermatitis, palmoplantar desquamation, and photosensitivity. Paronychia has been reported rarely: only two prior cases of herpes simplex infections associated with isotretinoin have been previously reported. We present the first known case of herpetic paronychia occurring in an atopic patient while on isotretinoin therapy for acne.