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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Acad Dermatol. 2014 May 9;71(1):116–132. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2014.03.023
Clinical situations in which TCIs may be preferable to topical steroids
Recalcitrance to steroids
Sensitive areas (e.g. face, anogenital, skin folds)
Steroid-induced atrophy
Long-term uninterrupted topical steroid use