Author(s): Muteba Baseke Christian
Acne is a chronic inflammatory disease of the pilosebaceous follicle, very common among adolescents and adults. His treatment uses different molecules isotretinoin used since 1982 for the treatment of severe acne with an efficiency of 65 to 85%. The synthesis of current scientific studies is not in favor of an excess risk of suicide and depressive syndrome population treated with isotretinoin per os. No study was undertaken to Kinshasa to measure the safety and efficacy of isotretinoin in the treatment of severe acne, this state of affairs justifies this study.