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Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol
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2002 Nov-Dec; 68(6): 356-7
Artigo
em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-52842
RESUMO
Intralesional corticosteroid administration is a commonly used therapeutic modality in dermatology. Perilesional streaky depigmentation and/or atrophy is a distinct, though rare adverse effect resulting from lymphatic uptake of corticosteroid crystals. The pathogenesis and its self-limiting clinical course are discussed.