2011
DOI: 10.1155/2011/789143
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Hypoacusia in a Patient Treated by Isotretinoin

Abstract: Isotretinoin is the most effective treatment for severe acne, but there are several adverse effects associated with its use, some of them very exceptional (<1/10000). We report one case of hypoacusia and tinnitus in a 15-year-old boy treated with isotretinoin during 6 weeks, who quickly improved after isotretinoin withdrawal. Also, we comment other publications about hearing alterations in patients treated with isotretinoin and other retinoids.

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“…According to the Naranjo possibility scale, toxicity was probable. [11] In another study of 12 patients who used acitretin for hidradenitis suppurativa, one patient described tinnitus, which disappeared after discontinuation of therapy. Repeated treatment with acitretin caused tinnitus to recur and the therapy had to be terminated.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…According to the Naranjo possibility scale, toxicity was probable. [11] In another study of 12 patients who used acitretin for hidradenitis suppurativa, one patient described tinnitus, which disappeared after discontinuation of therapy. Repeated treatment with acitretin caused tinnitus to recur and the therapy had to be terminated.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…[13] us, it seems plausible that the retinoids may have unfavorable e ects on the adult ear in addition the known teratogenic e ects. Studies and case reports in the literature suggest that isotretinoin a ects hearing [3][4][5][6][7]9,[14][15][16][17]. Nikiforidis et al [5] investigated auditory brainstem responses in 33 patients with severe nodulocystic acne before and a er three weeks of treatment with isotretinoin.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…us, it seems that the e ects of isotretinoin on hearing do not change much over time; however, there are some case reports that describe hearing loss that was reversible three weeks to two months a er withdrawal of isotretinoin. [14,15] It is possible that isotretinoin could immediately a ect hearing and then have an additional long-term cumulative e ect.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This same study also included patients who used acitretin (an oral retinoid for psoriasis) and topical salicylate (33). Whereas salicylate has known ototoxicity, acitretin has been associated with sudden-onset hypoacusis in only a few published cases (52)(53)(54). However, the other study examined a limited number of comorbidities, while excluding patients who used acitretin (44).…”
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confidence: 99%