Editing Dermatitis (section)

====Corticosteroids====
If symptoms are well controlled with moisturizers, steroids may only be required when flares occur.<ref name=Mc2012/> [[Corticosteroids]] are effective in controlling and suppressing symptoms in most cases.<ref name="pmid11134919">{{cite journal|vauthors=Hoare C, Li Wan Po A, Williams H|year=2000|title=Systematic review of treatments for atopic eczema|url=https://doi.org/10.3310%2Fhta4370|url-status=|journal=[[Health Technology Assessment (journal)|Health Technology Assessment]]|volume=4|issue=37|pages=1–191|doi=10.3310/hta4370|pmc=4782813|pmid=11134919|access-date=18 November 2009}}{{deadlink|date=September 2023}}</ref> Once daily use is generally enough.<ref name=Mc2012/> For mild-moderate eczema a weak steroid may be used (e.g., [[hydrocortisone]]), while in more severe cases a higher-potency steroid (e.g., [[clobetasol propionate]]) may be used. In severe cases, oral or injectable corticosteroids may be used. While these usually bring about rapid improvements, they have greater side effects.

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Long term use of topical steroids may result in [[skin atrophy]], [[stria]], and [[telangiectasia]].<ref name=Mc2012/> Their use on delicate skin (face or groin) is therefore typically with caution.<ref name=Mc2012/> They are, however, generally well tolerated.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Bewley A | title = Expert consensus: time for a change in the way we advise our patients to use topical corticosteroids | journal = The British Journal of Dermatology | volume = 158 | issue = 5 | pages = 917–920 | date = May 2008 | pmid = 18294314 | doi = 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2008.08479.x | s2cid = 46445371 | doi-access = free }}</ref> [[Red burning skin]], where the skin turns red upon stopping steroid use, has been reported among adults who use topical steroids at least daily for more than a year.<ref name=Oak2016>{{cite web| vauthors = Oakley A |title=Topical corticosteroid withdrawal|url=http://www.dermnetnz.org/reactions/topical-steroid-withdrawal.html|website=DermNet NZ|publisher=DermNet New Zealand Trust|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316135658/http://www.dermnetnz.org/reactions/topical-steroid-withdrawal.html|archive-date=16 March 2016}}</ref>