RT Book, Section
A1 Usatine, Richard P.
A2 Usatine, Richard P.
A2 Smith, Mindy A.
A2 Mayeaux, Jr., E.J.
A2 Chumley, Heidi S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1164352829
T1 Topical and Intralesional Steroids
T2 The Color Atlas and Synopsis of Family Medicine, 3e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259862045
LK dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1164352829
RD 2024/04/25
AB One  of  the  most  important  skills  in  the  treatment  of  skin  disorders  is  the  use  of  topical  and  intralesional  steroids.  The  number  of  allergic,  inflammatory,  and  immunologic  skin  diseases  that  respond  to  topical  and  intralesional  steroids  is  vast.  However,  the  indiscriminate  use  of  topical  steroids  on  unknown  skin  disorders  can  result  in  problems  such  as  skin  atrophy,  telangiectasias,  or  tinea  incognito  (a  condition  caused  by  the  incorrect  application  of  topical  steroids  to  a  fungal  infection,  allowing  the  tinea  to  worsen).  (See  Chapter  144,  Tinea  Corporis.)  Some  of  the  types  of  skin  diseases  in  which  topical  steroids  are  effective  include: