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ArticleItalian journal of pediatrics2015

Multi-drugs resistant acne rosacea in a child affected by Ataxia-Telangiectasia: successful treatment with Isotretinoin.

Nicoletta Cantarutti, Alessia Claps, Giulia Angelino, Luciana Chessa, Francesco Callea, May El Hachem, Andrea Diociaiuti, Andrea Finocchi

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Article in Italian journal of pediatrics, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Rosacea in childhood and adolescence: A review.Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft = Journal of the German Society of Dermatology : JDDG · 2025
    Review
  3. Deciphering Childhood Rosacea: A Comprehensive Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024
    Review
  4. Rosacea in children: a review.European journal of pediatrics · 2023
    Review
  5. Article
  6. Ocular manifestations of dermal paraneoplastic syndromes.Postepy dermatologii i alergologii · 2020
    Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Nicoletta CantaruttiDepartment of Systems Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Unit of Immunology and Infectious Disease, "Bambino Gesù" Childrens Hospital, Via Montpellier 1, 00133, Rome, Italy. nicolcant@hotmail.it.
Alessia ClapsDepartment of Systems Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Unit of Immunology and Infectious Disease, "Bambino Gesù" Childrens Hospital, Via Montpellier 1, 00133, Rome, Italy. alessia.claps@hotmail.it.
Giulia AngelinoDepartment of Systems Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Unit of Immunology and Infectious Disease, "Bambino Gesù" Childrens Hospital, Via Montpellier 1, 00133, Rome, Italy. giulia.angelino@gmail.com.
Luciana ChessaDepartment of Clinical Molecular Medicine, University "La Sapienza", Rome, Italy. luciana.chessa@uniroma1.it.
Francesco CalleaDepartment of Pathology, Bambino Gesù Children Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy. francesco.callea@opbg.net.
May El HachemDepartment of Pediatrics, Unit of Dermatology, Bambino Gesù Children Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy. may.elhachem@opbg.net.
Andrea DiociaiutiDepartment of Pediatrics, Unit of Dermatology, Bambino Gesù Children Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy. andrea.diociaiuti@opbg.net.
Andrea FinocchiDepartment of Systems Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Unit of Immunology and Infectious Disease, "Bambino Gesù" Childrens Hospital, Via Montpellier 1, 00133, Rome, Italy. andrea.finocchi@uniroma2.it.
University of Rome Tor Vergata · ITBambino Gesù Children's Hospital · ITBoston Children's Hospital · USIstituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ataxia-Telangiectasia is a rare multisystem autosomal recessive disorder [OMIM 208900], caused by mutations in Ataxia-Telangiectasia Mutated gene. It is characterized by neurological, immunological and cutaneous involvement. Granulomas have been previously reported in Ataxia-Telangiectasia patients, even if acne rosacea has not been described.We report a case of a young Ataxia-Telangiectasia patient with a severe immunological and neurological involvement, who developed granulomatous skin lesions diagnosed by skin biopsy as acne rosacea. Considering the severe clinical picture and the lack of improvement to multiple topic and systemic therapies, treatment with Isotretinoin was started and the skin lesions disappeared after five months. However the therapy was stopped due to drug-hepatotoxicity.Systemic treatment with Isotretinoin should be carefully considered in patient with Ataxia-Telangiectasia for the treatment of multi-drug resistant acne rosacea, however its toxicity may limit long-term use and the risk/benefit ratio of the treatment should be evaluated.

Indexed as

AdolescentAtaxia TelangiectasiaDermatologic AgentsDrug Resistance, MultipleFemaleHumansIsotretinoinLiverRosaceaSkinDermatologic AgentsIsotretinoin

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PMID25881033
PMCPMC4432829
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