Acne conglobata successfully treated by fractional laser after CO<sub>2</sub> laser abrasion of cysts combined with topical tretinoin

Hasegawa, Toshio; Matsukura, Tomoyuki; Hirasawa, Yusuke; Otsuki, Akiko; Tsuchihashi, Hitoshi; Niwa, Yusuke; Okuma, Keiko; Ogawa, Hideoki; Ikeda, Shigaku

doi:10.1111/j.1346-8138.2009.00604.x

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“…Acne conglobata, marked by suppuration, cysts, sinuses, and scarring, is a severe form of cystic acne that is most difficult to manage . Although various therapeutic modalities for acne conglobata have been explored , the therapeutic effects are unsatisfactory. Currently, there have been no studies examining whether PDT is effective and safe in the management of acne conglobata.…”

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Short‐term clinical effects of photodynamic therapy with topical 5‐aminolevulinic acid for facial acne conglobata: an open, prospective, parallel‐arm trial

Yang

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Wang

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Photoderm Photoimm Photomed

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Short‐term clinical effects of photodynamic therapy with topical 5‐aminolevulinic acid for facial acne conglobata: an open, prospective, parallel‐arm trial

Yang

Zhao

Wang

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Photoderm Photoimm Photomed

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“…Acne conglobata has been successfully treated with fractional laser after CO2 laser abrasion of cysts combined with topical tretinoin treatments, but this has not been useful for HS [79,80]. Treatment with isotretinoin, colchicine, and cyclosporine worked for AC but is a suboptimal mix for HS [81]. Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone analogue has been reported useful for HS and for AC, which responded to buserelin, a gonadotrophin-releasing hormone analogue [82].…”

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Diseases associated with hidranitis suppurativa: part 2 of a series on hidradenitis

Scheinfeld¹

2013

Dermatology Online Journal

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Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), a pathologic follicular disease, impacts patients' lives profoundly and usually occurs in isolation. The diseases with the strongest association are obesity, depression, and pain. HS is associated with many diseases including acne conglobata (AC), dissecting cellulitis, pilonidal cysts, and obesity. Pyoderma fistulans sinifica (fox den disease) appears to be the same entity as Hurley Stage 2 of 3 HS. The rate of acne vulgaris in HS patients mirrors unaffected controls. The most common, albeit still uncommon, association is with seronegative, haplotype unlinked arthritis (most importantly B27), in particular spondolyarthritis. Crohn disease and HS occur together at a rate that varies from 0.6% to 38% in retrospective cases series. Ulcerative colitis occurred with HS in 14% of patients in one series. The next most common association is with pyoderma gangrenosum, but this association is likely under-reported. Synovitis-Acne-Pustulosis Hyperostosis-Osteitis (SAPHO) syndrome, which is rare, has more than 10 reports linking it to HS. Nine case reports have linked Dowling-Degos disease (DDD) to HS and two reports related HS to Fox-Fordyce disease (FF), but because both occur in the axilla this might be a mere coincidence. HS is rarely associated with ophthalmic pathology. Specifically, more than 5 reports link it to Keratitis-Ichthyosis-Deafness syndrome (KID); greater than10 cases link it to interstitial keratitis and 2 cases are linked to Behçet's disease. The presence of proteinuria and acute nephritis link HS to the kidney, especially since and reports have documented resolution of HS after renal transplant. Florid steatocystoma multiplex, Sjogren Syndrome, and HS have been linked and their reports likely underestimate their coincidence because all these entities involve occlusion (albeit by different mechanisms). Three reports link HS and amyloid, but both share some common genetic underpinnings and thus the coincidence of these diseases is likely underreported. Pyoderma vegetans has been noted in 2 cases of HS and 4 cases of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and is likely a clue to the linkage of the pathology of IBD and HS. Pityriasis rubra pilaris, in particular Type VI related to HIV, has a relationship more commonly with acne conglobata, but with HS also. Single case reports of diseases associated with HS include systemic lupus erythematosus, acromegaly, Down syndrome, Bazex-Dupre´-Christol, and prurtis ani, but these might be coincidences. Pyogenic Arthritis, Pyoderma gangrenosum, and Acne (PAPA Syndrome) and Pyoderma gangrenosum, Acne, and Suppurative Hidradenitis (PASH Syndrome) are pyodermic-arthritic syndromes that are associated with HS. Erythema nodosum and granulomatous lobular mastitis have been reported with HS but the significance of these reports is uncertain. Because of scarring, HS can result in lymphedema including scrotal elephantiasis and verrucous lymphedema. HS is sometimes accompanied by obesity, hypertension, and anemia and can be considered a disease in the s...

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“…They proposed the CO(2) laser ablation with topical tretinoin as a powerful treatment option for acne conglobata [31]. They also reported another acne conglobata case, which they successfully treated by fractional laser after CO laser abrasion of cysts combined with topical tretinoin [32].…”

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Acne Conglobata

Cengiz¹,

Kemeriz²

2017

Acne and Acneiform Eruptions

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Acne conglobata successfully treated by fractional laser after CO₂ laser abrasion of cysts combined with topical tretinoin

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Short‐term clinical effects of photodynamic therapy with topical 5‐aminolevulinic acid for facial acne conglobata: an open, prospective, parallel‐arm trial

Short‐term clinical effects of photodynamic therapy with topical 5‐aminolevulinic acid for facial acne conglobata: an open, prospective, parallel‐arm trial

Diseases associated with hidranitis suppurativa: part 2 of a series on hidradenitis

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Short‐term clinical effects of photodynamic therapy with topical 5‐aminolevulinic acid for facial acne conglobata: an open, prospective, parallel‐arm trial

Short‐term clinical effects of photodynamic therapy with topical 5‐aminolevulinic acid for facial acne conglobata: an open, prospective, parallel‐arm trial

Diseases associated with hidranitis suppurativa: part 2 of a series on hidradenitis

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