Type of topical corticosteroid Level of evidence for usea Bullous pemphigoid Pemphigus Mucous membrane pemphigoid Pemphigoid gestationis Linear IgA disease Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita Clobetasol propionate (0.05%) 1 – Generalised disease: superior…
Class Commonly used topical steroids Class 1: Superpotent Clobetasol propionate 0.05% Halobetasol propionate 0.05% Class 2: Potent Betamethasone dipropionate 0.05% Mometasone furoate 0.1% Class 3: Potent upper mid-strength Betamethasone valerate…
© Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2018Koushik Lahiri (ed.)A Treatise on Topical Corticosteroids in Dermatologyhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4609-4_6 6. Topical Corticosteroid During Pregnancy: Indications, Safety and Precautions Manas Chatterjee1 , Manish Khandare1 and Vibhu Chatterjee2 (1) Department of Dermatology, Institute of…
Name of study Type of study Intervention Outcome measures Result Almeyda et al. [9] Randomized, double-blind, paired-comparison trial 10% urea and 1% hydrocortisone vs cream 0.1% betamethasone 17-valerate cream applied…
Fig. 1.1 Evolution and development of topical corticosteroids 1.8 Development of the Assay Methods: Scientific Evaluation Was Inevitable The development of new topical agents inevitably brought the question of comparison…
© Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2018Koushik Lahiri (ed.)A Treatise on Topical Corticosteroids in Dermatologyhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4609-4_5 5. Ethical Use of Topical Corticosteroids Abir Saraswat1 (1) Indushree Skin Clinic, Indiranagar, Lucknow, India Abir Saraswat Email: abirsaraswat@yahoo.com…
