Corticosteroid Cream
Corticosteroid cream is an anti-inflammatory topical cream to treat many skin disorders such as eczema, dermatitis, rashes and psoriasis. The active ingredient is hydrocortisone, which is available over the counter for the relief of minor skin irritations, such as rashes. Corticosteroid cream is not a cure can help manage symptoms and provide temporary relief to scratch an affected area.
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I started to have little red rashy areas under my eyes and on near my nose. I was concerned because I wasn't sure what was going on. I made an appointment with my GP and he quickly diagnosed Seborrhoeic dermatitis. He explained that this is not something that is necessarily "cured" but can e easily controlled with a steroid cream ...
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I was in college and noticed a small patch of scaly skin under my arm, near my armpit. I didn't worry too much about it, but when it began to get larger, I was concerned. I visited my campus health center to have it checked out. The doctor there told me that I had eczema, which was, essentially, a skin ...
After wearing support socks to help with edema, I eventually developed red spots and splotches on my shins, calves and ankles. The doctor said it was capillaritis and prescribed a 1% topical coritosteroid lotion, applied twice a day, and said to supplement it with regular moisturizing lotion to keep my skin from drying out.
Corticosteroid Cream is Used For These Conditions
| Condition | Average Result | Healed | Helped a Lot |
Helped a Little |
No Change | Made Worse | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Conditions (average) |
6.0
(4)
|
2 | 3 | 1 | |||
| Skin Seborrheic Dermatitis - Cradle cap |
5.0
| ||||||
| Skin Eczema |
5.0
| ||||||
| Arm Wrist Sprain |
5.0
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| Skin Psoriasis |
4.5
| ||||||
| Skin Capillaritis |
4.0
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| Skin Rosacea |
2.0
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