Okano M
Department of Dermatology, Aizembashi Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
Int J Dermatol. 1994 Oct;33(10):709-15. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1994.tb01516.x.
Contact allergy to corticosteroids has recently gained increased attention.
Five cases of contact dermatitis due to budesonide, a nonhalogenated steroid, are described. The Japanese literature was reviewed for reports on this allergy, and the occurrence due to budesonide was compared with that of other dermocorticosteroids.
Budesonide use can cause contact dermatitis.
Although budesonide may be beneficial because of its anti-inflammatory effects, clinicians should be alert to its potential for causing contact dermatitis.
