A Treatise on Topical Corticosteroids in Dermatology Use, Misuse and
This treatise aims to fill up the lacuna and to contribute significantly to the dissemination of knowledge about the indication/contraindication, mechanism of action, ethical use, side-effects and various other facets related to topical corticosteroid. To
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A Treatise on Topical Corticosteroids in Dermatology Use, Misuse and Abuse Foreword by Jerome Z. Litt
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A Treatise on Topical Corticosteroids in Dermatology
Koushik Lahiri Editor
A Treatise on Topical Corticosteroids in Dermatology Use, Misuse and Abuse
Editor Koushik Lahiri Department of Dermatology Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals and WIZDERM Kolkata India
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My Parents, Professors, Partner, Progenies, Peers, Patients, And everyone else from whom I have learned something
Foreword
Topical Corticosteroids: The Boon and the Bane We have been blessed with the use of topical corticosteroids. And we have been cursed by the use of topical corticosteroids. For more than 60 years, first by dermatologists, then by general medical practitioners, and then by pharmaceutical companies and pharmacists, these creams, lotions, ointments, solutions, gels, sprays, and pastes have been prescribed and promoted for a variety of cutaneous disorders and ailments, mainly pruritus, atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, and other corticosteroid- responsive cutaneous afflictions, and used by the general public, indiscriminately, for itching, redness, swelling, hyperpigmentation, and lately as a panacea for all their skin woes. This has been reinforced by all the publicity that we see on television and read in ladies’ magazines and supported, advertised, promoted, and endorsed by the pharmaceutical industry. It is egreg
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