My 20 year old disabled son has crohn's. He's treated with infliximab, azathioprine and sulfasalazine. His face and back is covered in spots and a few boils on his face. Does anyone know an effective treatment. He's been on an 8 week coarse of antibiotics but no improvement.
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Presumably this is acne. The antibiotics only usually start to show benefit at about 8 weeks. If not then switching to another and also topical treatments of which there are lots.
The really strong stuff is roaccutane but that has lots of side effects and only given if all else fails.
So in summary, it's probably time for a medication review with your doctor.
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