Side-effects of topical steroids: A long overdue revisit
The introduction of topical steroids (TS) of varying potency have rendered the therapy of inflammatory cutaneous disorders more effective and less time-consuming. However the usefulness of these has become a double edged sword with constantly rising instances of abuse and misuse leading to serious l...
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| 100 | 1 | 0 | |a Arijit Coondoo |e author |
| 700 | 1 | 0 | |a Meghana Phiske |e author |
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| 700 | 1 | 0 | |a Koushik Lahiri |e author |
| 245 | 0 | 0 | |a Side-effects of topical steroids: A long overdue revisit |
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| 520 | |a The introduction of topical steroids (TS) of varying potency have rendered the therapy of inflammatory cutaneous disorders more effective and less time-consuming. However the usefulness of these has become a double edged sword with constantly rising instances of abuse and misuse leading to serious local, systemic and psychological side effects. These side effects occur more with TS of higher potency and on particular areas of the body like face and genitalia.The article reviews the side effects of TS with special mention about peadiatric age group, also includes the measures for preventing the side effects. | ||
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| 690 | |a Local systemic | ||
| 690 | |a side effects | ||
| 690 | |a topical steroids | ||
| 690 | |a Dermatology | ||
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| 786 | 0 | |n Indian Dermatology Online Journal, Vol 5, Iss 4, Pp 416-425 (2014) | |
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