Local Hydrocortisone and Hypopigmentation

Local hydrocortisone in Peyronie's disease.

Peyronie's disease (chronic indurative cavernositis) is not common but examples are seen from time to time in venereal disease clinics. While the fibrositis in a few instances follows trauma or infection, most cases are idiopathic. The patient usually complains of discomfort or pain and actual bending of the penis during erection; as a result he may be impotent. The site and depth of the fibros...

Hypopigmentation and subcutaneous fat, muscle atrophy after local corticosteroid injection

Corresponding author: Yun Suk Choi, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Jeju National University Hospital, School of Medicine, Jeju National University, 1753-1, Ara-1 dong, Jeju 690-716, Korea. Tel: 82-64-717-2026, Fax: 82-64-717-2042, E-mail: [email protected] This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Lic...

Hypopigmentation After Local Corticosteroid Injection for De Quervain Tenosynovitis

The clinical presentation hypopigmentation is a rare complication after intralesional injection of triamcinolone acetonide. A 32-year-old female, yellow race, visited our dermatology department for a hypopigmented patch in right dorsum of her right thumb. The lesion developed after injection of an intralesional corticosteroid. The patient was diagnosed with hypopigmentation secondary to the tri...

Ecg-electrode Induced Hypopigmentation.

Skin reactions following the application of electrocardiography (ECG) electrodes have been reported in adults and children, and are postulated to result from contact with the conductive gel or adhesive used on the electrodes. Although contact dermatitis is the usual cause of such reactions, contact depigmentation or hypopigmentation may also occur. We report a case of hypopigmentation in a heal...

Treatment of Tuberculous Pleural Effusion with Local Instillation of Hydrocortisone.