Journal of Clinical Case Reports

A Case Report on Gynecomastia in a Young Man Induced by Isotretinoin

Abstract

Rauno J Harvima*, David E. Laaksonen, Minna Lonka and Ilkka T. Harvima

Isotretinoin has been used in the treatment of acne for decades.We report a young male at 17 years of age who developed gynecomastia after using isotretinoin after 2.5 months at dose of 20 mg bid. It resolved within 1.5 months after stopping isotretinoin.