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Steroid Acne

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Patients develop a monomorphic eruption of inflammatory follicular papules and small pustules commonly on the chest, back, and shoulders after several weeks of corticosteroid therapy. Characteristically appears after systemic corticosteroid administration, but can occur on skin after chronic topical or inhaled corticosteroid use.

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  1. Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Juliana K. Choi MD

  2. Department of Dermatology, Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Juliana K. Choi MD

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Correspondence to Juliana K. Choi MD .

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Misha Rosenbach

  2. Department of Dermatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA

    Karolyn A. Wanat

  3. Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Robert G. Micheletti

  4. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Laura A. Taylor

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Choi, J.K. (2018). Steroid Acne. In: Rosenbach, M., Wanat, K., Micheletti, R., Taylor, L. (eds) Inpatient Dermatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18449-4_82

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