RT Book, Section A1 Usatine, Richard P. A2 Usatine, Richard P. A2 Smith, Mindy A. A2 Mayeaux, Jr., E.J. A2 Chumley, Heidi S. SR Print(0) ID 1164352829 T1 Topical and Intralesional Steroids T2 The Color Atlas and Synopsis of Family Medicine, 3e YR 2019 FD 2019 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781259862045 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1164352829 RD 2024/10/04 AB One of the most important skills in the treatment of skin disorders is the use of topical and intralesional steroids. The number of allergic, inflammatory, and immunologic skin diseases that respond to topical and intralesional steroids is vast. However, the indiscriminate use of topical steroids on unknown skin disorders can result in problems such as skin atrophy, telangiectasias, or tinea incognito (a condition caused by the incorrect application of topical steroids to a fungal infection, allowing the tinea to worsen). (See Chapter 144, Tinea Corporis.) Some of the types of skin diseases in which topical steroids are effective include: