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RAMON RUIZ-MALDONADO, MD; GISELA ZAPATA, MD; LOURDES TAMAYO, MD; CARLOS ROBLES, MD

Am J Dis Child. 1982;136(3):274-275.

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The number of local and systemic side effects reported with the use and abuse of topically applied corticosteroids in children increases every year.^1-3 Among the main factors responsible are the availability of higher-potency corticosteroids in deeply penetrating vehicles, inadequate knowledge of their side effects, over-the-counter availability, and increased susceptibility of infants and small children to topically applied corticosteroids.^4,5

The following case report is a dramatic example of local and systemic side effects due to misprescription of a topically applied corticosteroid.

Report of a Case.—The patient, aged 2 years and 4 months, was the normal product of an uncomplicated pregnancy and normal delivery. He had weighed 3,600 g at birth. At age 11 months, he had suffered an accidental second-degree burn, caused by boiling water, on the neck, pectoral area, and right upper arm. The burned areas had been treated with topical application of a cream containing a . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Instituto Nacional de Pediatria (DIF) Mexico City

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