Topical side effects of topical corticosteroids

Abstract

Topical corticosteroids (TCS) are the most commonly used drugs by dermatologists around the globe. Their use is many times abused by patients resulting in unwanted and sometimes irreversible side effects. Majority of these adverse events go unreported in the dermatology literature leading to paucity of data regarding this subject. This chapter discusses the cutaneous side effects of TCS.