Acne: Severe Forms (The Other Four)
Here remaining four severe forms of acne are discussed:
(3) Gram-Negetive Folliculitis: This is a complication of long term antibiotic therapy for treatment of acne. Usually oral antibiotic are responsible and less commonly topical antibiotics. Common presentation is sudden eruption of multiple, follicular pustules (with pus ) or nodules. Examination of samplings reveals gram-negative organisms like klebsiella, proteas, Escherchia coli (e.coli) or pseudomonas. Treatment is stopping of antibiotics and replace them with ampicillin (250mg four times/day) or trimethoprime (600mg/day). But relapses are common and response is slow. So nowadays isotretinoin is the treatment of choice, with this relapses are less common.
Categories: Acne Tags: Azathioprine, Chron's disease, Dermatosis, Prednisolone, Pyoderma Faciale, SAPHO syndrome
