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Psychological Impact of Isotretinoin Treatment in Patients with Moderate and Severe Acne

Dubravka Šimić ; Department for Dermatology and Venerology, University Clinical Hospital Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mirna Šitum ; Department for Dermatology and Venerology, University Hospital »Sestre milosrdnice«, Zagreb, Croatia
Edita Letica ; Department for Dermatology and Venerology, University Clinical Hospital Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Jasna Zeljko Penavić ; Department for Dermatology and Venerology, University Clinical Hospital Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Maja Vurnek Živković ; Department for Dermatology and Venerology, University Hospital »Sestre milosrdnice«, Zagreb, Croatia
Teo Tomić ; Department for Pediatrics, University Clinical Hospital Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sažetak

Acne patients are subject to different degree of psychosocial distress. The emotional impact of acne vulgaris due to disfigurement caused by the disease is undisputed. Most common reactions to the acne are depression and anxiety. The use of isotretinoin, one of the most effective options in acne treatment, increases depression symptoms. The aim of this study was to investigate the psychological status of the patients with moderate to severe acne and to compare patients treated with isotretinoin with patients treated with vitamin C. A total of 85 patients suffering from acne vulgaris were included in the study. The results of this study do not find a significant correlation between the use of isotretinoin and the psychological effects of the drug.

Ključne riječi

acne vulgaris; isotretinoin; depression; anxiety

Hrčak ID:

51590

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/51590

Datum izdavanja:

20.12.2009.

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