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Why would a 30yr old woman with clear skin develop severe, rupturing, cystic acne in a 2 wk period that is still here a yr later, after 9 mo on accutane?
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Discuss with derm : This may not be acne and may be another skin eruption due to infection or allergy or drug reaction.
Answered 8/15/2013
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