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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Main Authors: Leelawadee Sriboonnark, Harleen Arora, Leyre Falto-Aizpurua, Sonal Choudhary, Elizabeth Alvarez Connelly
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pediatrics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/934865