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Isotretinoin in Perifolliculitis capitis abscedens et suffodiens

A Case Report and Review of the Literature

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This work is dedicated to the memory of Dr Rosa La Rocca.

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Catania University, Catania, Italy

    S. Scavo, G. Lazzaro Danzuso & R. La Rocca

  2. Department of Pathology, Catania University, Catania, Italy

    G. Magro

  3. Department of Internal Medicine and Systemic Diseases, Catania University, Ospedale S. Marta, Via Clementi 36, 95124, Catania, Italy

    S. Neri

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Scavo, S., Danzuso, G.L., La Rocca, R. et al. Isotretinoin in Perifolliculitis capitis abscedens et suffodiens . Clin. Drug Investig. 22, 791–794 (2002). https://doi.org/10.2165/00044011-200222110-00007

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