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Koushik Lahiri1, Arijit Coondoo2
1Department of Dermatology, Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals and WIZDERM, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Abstract:
Topical Steroid Damaged/Dependent face (TSDF) is a phenomenon which has been described very recently (2008). It is characterized by a plethora of symptoms caused by an usually unsupervised misuse/abuse/overuse of topical corticosteroid of any potency on the face over an unspecified and/or prolonged period of time. This misuse and damage have a serious effect on the quality of life of the patients in general and the skin of the face in particular. Management is difficult and necessitates psychological counseling as well as physical soothing of the sensitive skin.
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