Complications of Minocycline Therapy for Acne Vulgaris: Case Reports and Review of the Literature

doi:10.1046/j.1525-1470.1999.00106.x

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Wiley InterScience

Pediatric Dermatology

Volume 16 Issue 6, Pages 469 - 472

Published Online: 4 Jan 2002

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Complications of Minocycline Therapy for Acne Vulgaris: Case Reports and Review of the Literature

Raz Somech, M.D., Ravit Arav-Boger, M.D., Ayala Assia, M.D., Zvi Spirer, M.D., and Uri Jurgenson, M.D.

Department of Pediatrics, Dana's Hospital, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel

Address correspondence to Zvi Spirer, M.D., Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, 6 Weizman, Tel Aviv, 64239 Israel, or e-mail: spirer@post.tau.ac.il.

ABSTRACT

Abstract: In order to raise the awareness of the potential side effects that can be induced by minocycline, we report three adolescent girls who experienced serious adverse reactions to this therapy, which was prescribed for acne vulgaris.

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