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| Year : 2016 | Volume
: 48
| Issue : 5 | Page : 601-603 |
Isotretinoin-induced acute severe myopathy involving pelvic girdle muscles: A case report
Farah Sameem1, Semira2
1 Department of Dermatology, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences Medical College and Hospital, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
2 Department of Pharmacology, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences Medical College and Hospital, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Semira
Department of Pharmacology, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences Medical College and Hospital, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.190764
Oral isotretinoin has been in widespread use for more than three decades. It causes numerous side effects; skin and mucous membrane being commonly involved. Musculoskeletal adverse effects are also known to occur, but pelvic girdle myopathy is rarely reported. We report myopathy involving pelvic girdle muscles in a young male who received oral isotretinoin for folliculitis decalvans.
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