Topical corticosteroid abuse on the face: A prospective, multicenter study of dermatology outpatients

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 160-166

  Saraswat, Abir ^a,m   Lahiri, Koushik ^b   Chatterjee, Manas ^c   Barua, Shyamanta ^d   Coondoo, Arijit ^e   Mittal, Asit ^f   Panda, Saumya ^g   Rajagopalan, Murlidhar ^h   Sharma, Rajeev ⁱ   Abraham, Anil ^j   Verma, Shyam B ^k   Srinivas, C R ^l  

^a Indushree Skin Clinic   (India)

^b Apollo Gleneagles Hospital   (India)

^c ARMED FORCES MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^d ASSAM MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^e VIVEKANANDA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^f RNT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^g MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

^h APOLLO HOSPITALS   (India)

ⁱ Bishen Skin Centre   (India)

^j ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

^k Nirvana Skin Clinic   (India)

^l Department of Fashion Technology   (India)

^m NONE   (India)

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Author keywords

Abuse; adverse effects; potent; topical steroid damaged face

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE; BETAMETHASONE VALERATE; BETNOVATE GM; BETNOVATE N; CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE; CLOBETASONE BUTYRATE; CORTICOSTEROID; DESONIDE; FLUOCINOLONE ACETONIDE; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; HYDROCORTISONE BUTYRATE; LOBATE GM; MELACARE; MOMETASONE FUROATE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; ULOBETASOL PROPIONATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACNE; ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHLOASMA; DEMOGRAPHY; DERMATITIS; DERMATOLOGY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG POTENCY; FEMALE; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; HYPOPIGMENTATION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PERIORAL DERMATITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROSACEA; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN ATROPHY; SKIN DISEASE; STEROID ADDICTION; STRIA; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; SUBURBAN AREA; TINEA; TINEA INCOGNITO; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 79952924321     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: 09733922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.77455     Document Type: Article

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