The correlation of age, gender and drug dose with side effects of isotretinoin in patients with acne vulgaris


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TÜRKMEN D.

TURKDERM-TURKISH ARCHIVES OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEROLOGY, cilt.54, sa.3, ss.85-89, 2020 (ESCI) identifier

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Background and Design: Acne vulgaris is a chronic inflammatory disease of pilosebaceous unit. Oral isotretinoin is the most effective agent that has been used for many years in acne treatment. The purpose of our study was to determine the side effects of the isotretinoin and to examine the correlation between these side effects, and age, gender and drug dose.