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Can Mometasone Cause Red Sores Beneath Skin And Skin Thinning?
Question: Can Elocom Cream (Monometasone), if overused, cause reddish sores beneath the skin acompanied by skin thinning and streaky marks and/or affect the functions of the adrenal gland?
Brief Answer:
skin changes
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for the query.
Mometasone is a steroid hence over usage can lead to thinning and rdness of skin.
However adrenal suppression is rare with topical steroid. It usually happens with oral steroid.
Let me know if you have any other doubts.
Thank you
skin changes
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for the query.
Mometasone is a steroid hence over usage can lead to thinning and rdness of skin.
However adrenal suppression is rare with topical steroid. It usually happens with oral steroid.
Let me know if you have any other doubts.
Thank you
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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