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CONTACT ALLERGY TO CORTICOSTEROIDS
Author(s) -
TEGNER EVA
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1976.tb00721.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology , patch testing , contact dermatitis , contact allergy , allergy , adrenal cortex hormones , allergic contact dermatitis , dermatologic agents , immunology , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Contact dermatitis to topical corticosteroids does occur, although infrequently. Patch testing to the available steroids is recommended for patients with long‐standing dermatoses which have responded poorly to topical steroids.