ArticleTropical medicine and infectious disease2018
Cushing Syndrome due to Inappropriate Corticosteroid Topical Treatment of Undiagnosed Scabies.
Article in Tropical medicine and infectious disease, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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- Scabies Diagnosis: A Narrative Review of Diagnostic Methods, Clinical Misdiagnosis, and Emerging Directions.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Scabies.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2024Review
- The 2020 International Alliance for the Control of Scabies Consensus Criteria for the Diagnosis of Scabies.The British journal of dermatology · 2020Review
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Abstract
The uncontrolled sale of topical corticosteroids has become an important risk factor for the development of iatrogenic Cushing syndrome in children, especially in countries where medications are sold over the counter. This is exacerbated by the lack of information for both the patients and pharmacists. This report documents a series of eight cases of iatrogenic Cushing syndrome secondary to an inappropriate use of topical steroids, due to a misdiagnosis of scabies.
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