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Can Acne Caused By Taking Medication For Tuberculosis Be Treated?

hello sir ,i am 20 1/2 yrs old .
i had extra pulmonary tubreculosis on my right lymph node on the jaw bone .
i have completed y akt course past week.
during my 2nd month of akt course i started having acne and it still persists.
please help me with this.
Wed, 16 Apr 2014
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Hello and welcome to healthcaremagic

Anti tuberculosis treatment, specially Isoniazid is a very common cause of acneform drug eruption. It is very much treatable by traditional antiacne medicines.

I usually ask my patients to use a topical antiacne gel e.g benzoyl peroxide 2.5% gel, twice daily.

An oral antibacterial e.g either doxycycline OR azithromycin cam also be started depending on the severity of acneform lesions.

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Can Acne Caused By Taking Medication For Tuberculosis Be Treated?

Hello and welcome to healthcaremagic Anti tuberculosis treatment, specially Isoniazid is a very common cause of acneform drug eruption. It is very much treatable by traditional antiacne medicines. I usually ask my patients to use a topical antiacne gel e.g benzoyl peroxide 2.5% gel, twice daily. An oral antibacterial e.g either doxycycline OR azithromycin cam also be started depending on the severity of acneform lesions. regards