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Established corticosteroid creams should be applied only once daily in patients with atopic eczema

Williams, Hywel C.

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HYWEL WILLIAMS HYWEL.WILLIAMS@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Dermato-Epidemiology



Abstract

Atopic eczema affects many adults and up to 20% of children,1 with health costs comparable to diabetes2 and asthma.3 One community survey of 1760 young children in the United Kingdom found that 84% had mild eczema, 14% moderate, and 2% severe eczema.4 Topical corticosteroids are a mainstay of treatment for inflammatory episodes.5 Most long established topical corticosteroids such as betamethasone valerate
or hydrocortisone are applied at least twice daily, but three newer preparations (mometasone, fluticasone,
and methylprednisolone) have been developed
for once daily application. Here, I propose that established preparations need be applied only once daily.

Citation

Williams, H. C. (2007). Established corticosteroid creams should be applied only once daily in patients with atopic eczema. British medical journal, 334,

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Jun 16, 2007
Deposit Date Mar 20, 2008
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal British Medical Journal
Print ISSN 0007-1447
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 334
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/704148
Related Public URLs http://www.bmj.com/