A systematic review of topical corticosteroid withdrawal ("steroid addiction") in patients with atopic dermatitis and other dermatoses

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 541-549.e2

  Hajar, Tamar ^a   Leshem, Yael A ^a   Hanifin, Jon M ^a   Nedorost, Susan T ^b   Lio, Peter A ^c   Paller, Amy S ^c   Block, Julie ^d   Simpson, Eric L ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d National Eczema Association for Science and Education   (United States)

Author keywords

atopic dermatitis; pruritus; red face; side effects; steroid addiction; topical corticosteroid withdrawal; topical corticosteroids

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT;

ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BURN; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG MISUSE; DRY SKIN; ERYTHEMA; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; HYPERESTHESIA; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAPULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUSTULE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SKIN ABRASION; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN EDEMA; SKIN EXFOLIATION; SKIN PAIN; SKIN PRURITUS; SKIN SWELLING; SKIN TIGHTNESS; STEROID ADDICTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE; TELANGIECTASIA; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; SKIN DISEASES; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; HUMANS; SKIN DISEASES; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 84925445573     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: 10976787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2014.11.024     Document Type: Review

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