Volume : IX, Issue : VI, June - 2020

Clinico-epidemiological study of topical steroid damaged skin and its effects.

Dr. Kalyani Deshmukh, Dr Ajay Kumar, Dr Mahendra Singh Deora

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Topical corticosteroids are perhaps the most widely used therapeutic agents in the treatment of dermatological disorders and are indicated in a wide range of conditions including atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, nummular eczema, lichen simplex, seborrhoeic dermatitis, contact dermatitis, chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus and lichen planus. Irrational use of topical corticosteroids over the skin, especially on OTC basis is responsible for a significant proportion of visits to dermatology health facilities. Unwarranted OTC use of TC without a medical prescription is quite common especially among male patients. The study showed that, 399 of the 472 patients who had used TC on their face obtained the drug without a medical prescription as OTC. The types of dermatoses noted in majority 39.19% of the patients was found to be tinea incognito, followed by telangiectasia in 15.04% and acne in 14.6%.

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CLINICO-EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY OF TOPICAL STEROID DAMAGED SKIN AND ITS EFFECTS., Dr. Kalyani Deshmukh, Dr Ajay Kumar, Dr Mahendra Singh Deora INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-6 | June-2020

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