Acneiform eruption caused by levonorgestrel-intrauterine system: a case report
Keywords:
Acne, acneiform eruption, androgen, LNG-IUS, treatmentAbstract
Acneiform eruptions occur from a wide variety of diseases, including infections, hyperandrogenism and drug reactions. The levonorgestrel-intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) provides highly effective contraception by releasing levonorgestrel into the uterine cavity. We present a woman with acneiform eruption after insertion of the LNG-IUS for contraceptive purposes which resolved shortly after its removal. In reproductive age women with acneic eruption with unknown ordinary cause, LNG-IUS should be ascertained as a cause of acneÂReferences
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