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Reversal of steroid‐induced lipoatrophy with serial injections of isotonic saline in a child
Author(s) -
Daruwalla Sanober Burzin,
Dhurat Rachita S,
Sharma Aseem,
Nitya Malladi S N,
Ghate Smita
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
dermatologic therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.595
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1529-8019
pISSN - 1396-0296
DOI - 10.1111/dth.13354
Subject(s) - medicine , isotonic saline , lipoatrophy , saline , steroid , isotonic , anesthesia , surgery , hormone , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , immunology , antiretroviral therapy , viral load
The problem of side‐effects of injectable corticosteroids has gradually become more acute with rampant and unlimited misuse of the drug, particularly by non‐dermatologists. Serial saline injections at the site of steroid‐induced lipoatrophy in a child served as a safe, relatively rapid, and cost‐effective solution.