ABSTRACT
Acne fulminans (AF) is a severe, ulcerative form of acne with an acute onset and
systemic symptoms. AF was originally described in 1959 by Burns and Colville
(1), who described a 16-year-old student with acute fever and acne conglobata.
In 1975, Plewig renamed the syndrome AF to characterize the fast onset,
severity, and systemic symptoms. A more common acne fulminans-like syndrome
mainly on the trunk may be precipitated by isotretinoin with dramatic ulcerating and
granulating lesions and no systemic symptoms.
