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. 2019 Jul-Aug;10(4):476-478.
doi: 10.4103/idoj.IDOJ_374_18.

A Case of Iatrogenic Cushing Syndrome Secondary to Application of Topical Corticosteroids

Vidyadhar R Sardesai  1 , Suyog Shashikant Dhamale  1 , Shibhani S Hegde  1
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A Case of Iatrogenic Cushing Syndrome Secondary to Application of Topical Corticosteroids

Vidyadhar R Sardesai et al. Indian Dermatol Online J. 2019 Jul-Aug.
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Figure 1
Moon facies, exaggeration of skin folds with mild erythema, and scaling over body
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Figure 2
Maceration over neck and axillary folds with erythema and pustules
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