Intralesional corticosteroid induced perilesional and perilymphatic hypopigmentation.
Intralesional corticosteroid administration is a commonly used therapeutic modality in dermatology. Perilesional streaky depigmentation and/or atrophy is a distinct, though rare adverse effect resulting from lymphatic uptake of corticosteroid crystals. The pathogenesis and its self-limiting clinical course are discussed.
Department of Dermatology and Venereology Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32 B, Chandigarh, India.
Sukhjot
S
Kaur
Gurvider P
GP
Thami