Costello Syndrome with Severe Nodulocystic Acne: Unexpected Significant Improvement of Acanthosis Nigricans after Oral Isotretinoin Treatment

We report the case of 17-year-old female diagnosed with Costello syndrome. Genetic testing provided a proof with G12S mutation in the HRAS gene since 3 years of age with a presentation of severe nodulocystic acne on her face. After 2 months of oral isotretinoin treatment, improvement in her acne was...

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Published in:Case Rep Pediatr
Main Authors: Sriboonnark, Leelawadee, Arora, Harleen, Falto-Aizpurua, Leyre, Choudhary, Sonal, Connelly, Elizabeth Alvarez
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4359863/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25815234
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/934865
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