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    Glossary Topical Steroid

    medication applied to skin to reduce inflammation and immune response

    A topical steroid, also known as a topical corticosteroid, is a medication applied directly to the skin to reduce inflammation and suppress the immune response. It is commonly used to treat conditions like eczema, psoriasis, and alopecia areata by decreasing redness, swelling, and itching.

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    1. The use of biodegradable microneedle patches to increase penetration of topical steroid for prurigo nodularis. PubMed · 2018 · 5 citations
    2. Atypical Morphological Patterns of Topical Steroid-Modified Dermatophytosis: A Cross-Sectional Study in South Asia Barind Medical College Journal · 2026
    3. Comparative Study Between Ablative Fractional Carbon Dioxide Laser Combined with Topical Steroid Versus Topical Steroid in Treatment of Alopecia Areata Iraqi postgraduate medical journal · 2025
    4. A cross-sectional study to characterise the topical steroid dependent face by dermoscopy at a tertiary care centre IP Indian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Dermatology · 2024
    5. Drug utilization of topical and systemic steroids in treating various skin diseases in the dermatology department of a teaching hospital, Bangalore International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science · 2023
    6. The Hidden Epidemic of Topical Steroid Use: Prevalence and Impact Among Jordan’s General Population Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology · 2025
    7. TOPICAL STEROIDS 1996
    8. Erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp following topical methylaminolaevulinate photodynamic therapy Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2009 · 52 citations
    9. Off-Label Uses of Topical Vitamin D in Dermatology: A Systematic Review Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery · 2014 · 26 citations
    10. Hypertrichosis and topical corticosteroid use Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine · 2022
    11. Adherence to topical hydrocortisone 17-butyrate 0.1% in different vehicles in adults with atopic dermatitis Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2008 · 16 citations
    12. Topical corticosteroid in foam vehicle offers comparable coverage compared with traditional vehicles Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2000 · 7 citations
    13. Allergic contact dermatitis to topical brimonidine Australasian Journal of Dermatology · 2015 · 6 citations
    14. Male Pattern Alopecia Regrowth Following Topical Fluorouracil Therapy JAMA · 1977 · 1 citations
    15. Clinical Considerations of Bioequivalence for Topical Dermatologic Drugs 2014 · 1 citations
    16. 709 Nitric oxide-releasing topical therapeutic agent for atopic dermatitis Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2017
    17. Skin Changes on the Face Caused by Over-the-counter Cosmetic Creams: An Observational Study of Clinical and Dermoscopy Features Indian journal of pharmacy practice · 2023
    18. Ingestion of topical steroid triggering pustular psoriasis? British Journal of Dermatology · 2005 · 1 citations
    19. 711 Small molecule wnt pathway inhibitor (SM04755) as a potential topical psoriasis treatment Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2017
    20. Cirmcumscribed juvenile pityriasis rubra pilaris in a 5-year-old-girl treated with topical keratolytic and steroid Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2018
    21. Alopecia areata-successful outcome with microneedling and triamcinolone acetonide Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery · 2014 · 53 citations
    22. Alopecia areata - Vitiligo overlap syndrome: An emerging clinical variant Indian Journal of Dermatology Venereology and Leprology · 2013 · 13 citations
    23. Cyclophosphamide-associated acneiform drug eruption in a patient with multiple myeloma Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2011 · 5 citations
    24. Acne Necrotica in Its Entirety: When It Starts, and After It Evolves International Medical Case Reports Journal · 2023
    25. G136 An unusual case of alopecia in a toddler 2019
    26. Methotrexate/tacrolimus/voriconazole Reactions Weekly · 2018
    27. MARIO LACOUTURE: How Do I Treat a Patient with Dermatologic Toxicities to EGFR Inhibitors? Oncology times · 2011
    28. Erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp: Clinical, trichoscopic, and histopathologic features of 20 cases Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2017 · 53 citations
    29. SUSPECTED CUTANEOUS DRUG TOXICITY IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS—AN EVALUATION Rheumatology · 1993 · 7 citations
    30. Majocchi's Granuloma in a High School Wrestler Current sports medicine reports · 2019 · 2 citations