A 30-year-old patient with acne vulgaris has tried topical therapies and an oral antibiotic course (e.g., doxycycline) for 4 months with minimal impro...

Question

A 30-year-old patient with acne vulgaris has tried topical therapies and an oral antibiotic course (e.g., doxycycline) for 4 months with minimal improvement. According to UK guidelines, what is the next step?

Accepted Answer

Oral isotretinoin under specialist supervision

Answer

Continuing oral antibiotics indefinitely

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Topical benzoyl peroxide alone

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Immediate short course of oral steroids

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Stop all treatments

Acne Vulgaris — UKMLA MCQ

A 30-year-old patient with acne vulgaris has tried topical therapies and an oral antibiotic course (e.g., doxycycline) for 4 months with minimal improvement. According to UK guidelines, what is the next step?