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Prevalence of Misuse of Topical Corticosteroid among Dermatology Outpatients

Author(s) -

Shristi Shrestha,

Smita Joshi,

Sajana Bhandari

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

journal of nepal medical association

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.176

H-Index - 19

eISSN - 1815-672X

pISSN - 0028-2715

DOI - 10.31729/jnma.5271

Subject(s) - medicine , topical steroid , medical prescription , dermatology , confidence interval , adverse effect , outpatient clinic , pediatrics , pharmacology

Topical corticosteroids misuse has become one of the burning issues in many countries across the globe. They are known to cause a myriad of adverse effects which include local effects commonly and systemic effects rarely. In dermatology practice, one of the common problems we see these days are steroid-induced and steroid aggravated dermatoses. So, this study was done to find the prevalence of misuse of topical corticosteroid among dermatology outpatients.

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