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SKIN AREA THICKNESS & CORTICOS TEROID POTENCY

STRENGTH

WHICH TOPICAL CORTICOS TEROID????

FACE/ EYELIDS

Mild

hydrocortisone Face/neck: 2.5 1% cr FU

ARMS

Medium

beta~meth~as 1 arm: 3 FU one valerate 0.02% cr

Potent

betamethasone 1 hand: 1 FU di~prop~inate 1 foot: 2 FU 0.01% cr

Very potent

betamethasone TRUNK, front di~prop~inate & back: 14 FU 0.05% cr Whole body: 40 FU

Very potent

clo~beta~sol prop~ionate 0.05% cr

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PALMS increasing POTENCY with increasing THICKNESS! BODY (THICK !! PLAQUES)

DICOID LUPUS

FINGERTIP UNIT (FU)enough to cover an area of skin twice the size of a flat adult hand with the fingers together.

**Male: 1 FU =0.5g Female: 1 FU =0.4g

VEHCILE

BASED ON?

PROPERTIES

CREAM

Water based!! Preservatives (can have irritant reaction)

Easy to spread, non Better tolerated greasy

OITMENT

Oil based!! Hard to spread, No preservatives greasy (no allergy/irritant)

GELS, LOTIONS

Alcohol based!! May sting

Good for scalp

PROPERTIES

Patients don’t like (greasy feel may be good for dry skin!!)...