ArticleJNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association2020
Prevalence of Misuse of Topical Corticosteroid among Dermatology Outpatients.
Article in JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
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- Clinical and epidemiological study of topical steroid abuse in Nepal: an observational study from a tertiary hospital.Skin health and disease · 2026Article
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- NEXTODERM: Consensus on Dermatophytosis Diagnosis and Management in Nepal.Dermatology research and practice · 2025Review
- Over the counter use of topical corticosteroid for skin conditions among patients before attending skin specialist clinic in Nepal: A qualitative study.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Investigating Topical Steroid Withdrawal Videos on TikTok: Cross-Sectional Analysis of the Top 100 Videos.JMIR formative research · 2024Observational
- Topical Steroid Damaged Face - A Dermascopic Analysis.Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences · 2024Article
- Systemic glucocorticoid prescriptions pattern and factors of inappropriate use in primary care institutions of Southwest China.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Pattern of Skin Diseases in Geriatric Population: Our Year-Long Experience from Nepal.Indian dermatology online journalArticle
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Abstract
introductionTopical corticosteroids misuse has become one of the burning issues in many countries across the globe. They are known to cause a myriad of adverse effects which include local effects commonly and systemic effects rarely. In dermatology practice, one of the common problems we see these days are steroid-induced and steroid aggravated dermatoses. So, this study was done to find the prevalence of misuse of topical corticosteroid among dermatology outpatients.
methodsA descriptive cross-sectional study was done in the outpatient department of dermatology at atertiary care hospital for 18 months. Ethical clearance was obtained from the Institutional Review Committee of NMCTH (Reference no. 029-076/077). Convenient sampling was done. Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 16 was used to tabulate the data and analyze the results. Point estimate at 95% Confidence Interval was calculated along with frequency and proportion for binary data.
resultsOut of 19464 patients, 614 (3.15%) (2.91%-3.39% at 95% Confidence Interval) gave a history of applying steroid containing creams. Among them, 220 (35.8%) belonged to the age group 21-30 years. Dermatophytoses were the skin disease where TCS was most commonly misused followed by melasma in 425 (69.2%) and 115 (18.7%) respectively. Beclomethasone was the steroid preparation that was misused in the maximum number of patients in 271 (44.1%). Some form of adverse effects was seen in 554 (88.6%) patients.
conclusionsNon-prescription sale of topical corticosteroids is the major cause of topical corticosteroids abuse in Nepal. Creating awareness among the prescribers as well as the patients is the current need.
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