Isotretinoin and ulcerative colitis: A case report and review of the literature  

作　　者：Ioannis Papaconstantinou Anastasios Stefanopoulos Aspasia Papailia Christos Zeglinas Ioannis Georgopoulos Spyridon Michopoulos 

机构地区：[1]Second Department of Surgery, Aretaieion Hospital,Athens 11528, Greece [2]Department of Gastroenterology, Tzaneio General Hospital,Piraeus 18536, Greece [3]Department of Gastrenterology, General Hospital of Athens "Aleksandra",Athens 11528, Greece

出　　处：《World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery》2014年第7期142-145,共4页世界胃肠外科杂志（英文版）（电子版）

摘　　要：This case report describes a case of ulcerative colitisthe onset of which occurred after the use of isotreti-noin for acne treatment. Our patient, a healthy maleyoung adult, after several months of isotretinoin use,developed gastrointestinal disorders and after thoroughmedical workup was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis.The literature regarding a possible correlation betweenisotretinoin use and ulcerative colitis is scarce. Never-theless, recent epidemiological studies have shed morelight on this possible association.This case report describes a case of ulcerative colitisthe onset of which occurred after the use of isotreti-noin for acne treatment. Our patient, a healthy maleyoung adult, after several months of isotretinoin use,developed gastrointestinal disorders and after thoroughmedical workup was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis.The literature regarding a possible correlation betweenisotretinoin use and ulcerative colitis is scarce. Never-theless, recent epidemiological studies have shed morelight on this possible association.

关 键 词：ULCERATIVE colitis ISOTRETINOIN ACNE Inflammatory BOWEL disease HEROIN ADDICTION 

分 类 号：R574.62[医药卫生—消化系统]