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Dagmar Kaufmann, MD; Werner Pichler, MD; Jürg H. Beer, MD

Arch Intern Med. 1994;154(17):1983-1984.

Abstract
Minocycline is a tetracycline agent frequently used for acne therapy. It has a few rare but severe side effects that are not widely known but should be recognized early as drug related. These include acute hepatitis and liver failure^1,2; a Löfflerlike syndrome with pulmonary infiltrates, wheezing, fever, and eosinophilia^3,4; skin eruptions, eosinophilic cellulitis, and pustular folliculitis with eosinophilia⁵; and a lupuslike syndrome.⁶ Side effects that are better known and recognized include photosensitization, skin exanthema with pruritus, and pseudotumor cerebri.

Author Affiliations
From the Departments of Internal Medicine (Drs Kaufmann and Beer) and Immunology (Dr Pichler), University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland.

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