Tag: Topical steroids
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“Behavioural dermatology – The Combined Approach to atopic eczema”
from exchange National Eczema Society Members’ Magazine MARCH 2011 pp20-22 Behavioural medicine – of which behavioural dermatology is a part – links medicine with human behaviour, in order to both improve our understanding of physical illness, and therefore improve its treatment. Behavioural medicine takes account of the behaviour of everyone involved – those…
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Topical Tip #5: The use of creams and ointments
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FAQ: When the skin changes colour with atopic eczema, is it caused by the use of steroid creams or is it caused by regular scratching?
Correct answer: both are true!In the first case, yes steroid creams will change the colour of skin – they very slowly reduce the pigmentation, lightening the colour of the skin. The anti-inflammatory effect of the steroid reduces the activity of all skin cells, including the pigment cells – the “melanocytes“.In the second case, cellular activity…
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Topical Tip #7: Using topical steroids
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VIDEO: A Behavioural Approach
The Combined Approach to atopic eczema is a successful treatment programme using a behavioural approach. It combines optimal conventional topical treatment with habit reversal, a very simple behaviour modification technique for the habitual scratching that causes chronic eczema. This presentation describes the programme for Adults and Older Children. A modified version is suitable for Younger…
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Topical Tips #9 Optimising Topical treatment
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FAQ: Is it OK to go to the beach?
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Friday Facts #14 Local side-effects of topical steroids
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Friday Facts #15 Hypersensitivity Reactions
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Stress, Steroids and Dry Skin
Relaxation: the new moisturiser! Experiments with both rodents and students, show that stress – confined spaces for rodents, and sitting exams for students – causes skin to dry out. The important usual water-conserving barrier in skin fails as stress builds up and natural steroid hormones are released by the adrenal glands. The steroid response is…