Intractable nodulocystic acne in a patient with trisomy 13.

Pediatr Dermatol

Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Published: April 2016

We report the case of a boy with trisomy 13 who developed severe nodulocystic acne with sinus tract formation that has been unresponsive to multiple courses of systemic antibiotics and isotretinoin.

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