Background: Allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) may occur secondary to topical corticosteroids. This may be due to topical corticosteroids containing potential allergens in their vehicles. Variation of allergenic ingredients among various brands of a product has not been well characterized.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGuttate psoriasis is an acute subtype of plaque psoriasis characterized by eruption of small, scaly plaques, and papules, 5 to 10 mm in size over the trunk and proximal extremities.1 It often arises in children and young adults concomitantly with or shortly after a streptococcal throat infection or tonsillitis. Patients with chronic plaque psoriasis can also experience guttate flares following streptococcal throat infections.
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