Isotretinoin use and the risk of inflammatory bowel disease : a population-based cohort study

Limited evidence suggests that isotretinoin may be associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). To explore this association, we conducted a retrospective population-based cohort study in British Columbia, Canada, among participants who were newly treated with isotretinoin or topical acne medications. The entire population of untreated provincial residents aged 12-29 years served as the reference group. During the 12-year study period, we identified 46,922 participants treated with isotretinoin, 184,824 treated with a topical acne medication, and 1,526,946 untreated individuals. Compared with untreated individuals, we observed no significant association between isotretinoin use and IBD (rate ratio (RR) 1.14; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.92-1.41). As expected, we found no association with topical acne medications (RR 1.11; 95% CI 0.99-1.24). In prespecified secondary analyses, isotretinoin was associated with IBD among individuals aged 12-19 years (RR 1.39; 95% CI 1.03-1.87) and topical acne medications were associated with ulcerative colitis (RR 1.19; 95% CI 1.00-1.42). Our primary analyses found no association between isotretinoin and IBD. In prespecified secondary analyses, some evidence was found of associations with isotretinoin as well as topical acne medications, suggesting a possible association between IBD and acne itself. Additional research is needed to explore this possibility.

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CommentIn: J Invest Dermatol. 2013 Apr;133(4):866-8. - PMID 23486427

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2013

Erschienen:

2013

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:133

Enthalten in:

The Journal of investigative dermatology - 133(2013), 4 vom: 15. Apr., Seite 907-12

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Alhusayen, Raed O [VerfasserIn]
Juurlink, David N [VerfasserIn]
Mamdani, Muhammad M [VerfasserIn]
Morrow, Richard L [VerfasserIn]
Shear, Neil H [VerfasserIn]
Dormuth, Colin R [VerfasserIn]
Canadian Drug Safety and Effectiveness Research Network [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Dermatologic Agents
EH28UP18IF
Isotretinoin
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 07.05.2013

Date Revised 21.10.2021

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: J Invest Dermatol. 2013 Apr;133(4):866-8. - PMID 23486427

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/jid.2012.387

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM222094583