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Suggest Treatment For Recurrent Skin Rash Despite Taking Prednisone
Have had posion ivy for aboit t weeks now. The Dr prescribed corbetasol cream and prednisone. 5 dsys 4o MH and theln 5 days 20 mh. The rashes became smallet but bever went away. Now that the preniso e stppprf monday, more spots are coming back and itching. Any recommendatioons?
Hello, The normal course of poison ivy is that it takes about a week to fully come out on your skin then an other 2-3 weeks to go away. If a steroid course is shorter than 2-3 weeks it may then recur when the steroid is gone. I would just stay off the steroids and keep lotion on your skin. It will go away in another week or two. Regards
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Suggest Treatment For Recurrent Skin Rash Despite Taking Prednisone
Hello, The normal course of poison ivy is that it takes about a week to fully come out on your skin then an other 2-3 weeks to go away. If a steroid course is shorter than 2-3 weeks it may then recur when the steroid is gone. I would just stay off the steroids and keep lotion on your skin. It will go away in another week or two. Regards