%0 Journal Article %T Efficacy of Oral Low-Dose Isotretinoin in the Treatment of Acne Vulgaris in Vietnam %A Aleksandra Vojvodic %A Claudio Feliciani %A Francesca Satolli %A Marco Gandolfi %A Michael Tirant %A Phuong Nguyen Minh %A Phuong Tran Thi Thuy %A Thanh Le Thai Van %A Torello Lotti %J Archive of "Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences". %D 2019 %R 10.3889/oamjms.2019.094 %X Oral isotretinoin is an effective therapy for acne. However, isotretinoin can induce hyperhomocysteinemia and decreased serum folic acid level, which may be a risk for cardiovascular disease and thrombosis, as well as psychoses. Besides, many recent types of research emphasise the safety and effects of the low dose isotretinoin therapy %K Acne vulgaris %K Plasma homocysteine level %K Serum folic acid level %K Low dose isotretinoin %U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6364726/