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Prevalence of Topical Steroid Misuse Among Rural Masses
BACKGROUND: A lot of cosmetic and Ayurvedic products containing unlabeled depigmenting agent and steroids are available readily over the counter sale. The side effects of these products are not documented and can lead to adverse effects of continuous usage. OBJECTIVE: By this study, we aimed to find...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4763634/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26955124 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.174081 |
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author | Sinha, Amit Kar, Sumit Yadav, Nidhi Madke, Bhushan |
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description | BACKGROUND: A lot of cosmetic and Ayurvedic products containing unlabeled depigmenting agent and steroids are available readily over the counter sale. The side effects of these products are not documented and can lead to adverse effects of continuous usage. OBJECTIVE: By this study, we aimed to find out the true nature of the above problem and it's implication in the Indian rural scenario. METHODOLOGY: All patients attending dermatology department during the period of 3 months from May to June 2013 for skin diseases were enquired about unsupervised use of any cosmetic product on their facial skin, duration of use, any side effect experienced through the prescribed questionnaire. RESULTS: Total 50 patients were recruited for the study. Out of which, 48% were males and 52% were females. Seventy-four percent of people had applied topical products/steroids in an attempt of attainment of fair complexion, 14% for melasma, 8% for acne induced hyperpigmentation, and 4% for dark circles. About 80% people had obtained one or the other products over the counter sale, 8% had followed the attractive advertisements, 8% had started the application on the recommendation of friends/family while only 4% people had correctly gone through the proper channel to consult a dermatologist. CONCLUSION: The problem of topical products or steroids abuse is rampant and significant, and unless and until immediate steps are taken to root out this problem from our setup, the condition will become worse all the more. |
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spelling | pubmed-47636342016-03-07 Prevalence of Topical Steroid Misuse Among Rural Masses Sinha, Amit Kar, Sumit Yadav, Nidhi Madke, Bhushan Indian J Dermatol E-IJD Original Article BACKGROUND: A lot of cosmetic and Ayurvedic products containing unlabeled depigmenting agent and steroids are available readily over the counter sale. The side effects of these products are not documented and can lead to adverse effects of continuous usage. OBJECTIVE: By this study, we aimed to find out the true nature of the above problem and it's implication in the Indian rural scenario. METHODOLOGY: All patients attending dermatology department during the period of 3 months from May to June 2013 for skin diseases were enquired about unsupervised use of any cosmetic product on their facial skin, duration of use, any side effect experienced through the prescribed questionnaire. RESULTS: Total 50 patients were recruited for the study. Out of which, 48% were males and 52% were females. Seventy-four percent of people had applied topical products/steroids in an attempt of attainment of fair complexion, 14% for melasma, 8% for acne induced hyperpigmentation, and 4% for dark circles. About 80% people had obtained one or the other products over the counter sale, 8% had followed the attractive advertisements, 8% had started the application on the recommendation of friends/family while only 4% people had correctly gone through the proper channel to consult a dermatologist. CONCLUSION: The problem of topical products or steroids abuse is rampant and significant, and unless and until immediate steps are taken to root out this problem from our setup, the condition will become worse all the more. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016 /pmc/articles/PMC4763634/ /pubmed/26955124 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.174081 Text en Copyright: © Indian Journal of Dermatology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms. |
spellingShingle | E-IJD Original Article Sinha, Amit Kar, Sumit Yadav, Nidhi Madke, Bhushan Prevalence of Topical Steroid Misuse Among Rural Masses |
title | Prevalence of Topical Steroid Misuse Among Rural Masses |
title_full | Prevalence of Topical Steroid Misuse Among Rural Masses |
title_fullStr | Prevalence of Topical Steroid Misuse Among Rural Masses |
title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of Topical Steroid Misuse Among Rural Masses |
title_short | Prevalence of Topical Steroid Misuse Among Rural Masses |
title_sort | prevalence of topical steroid misuse among rural masses |
topic | E-IJD Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4763634/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26955124 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.174081 |
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