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What skin condition would a doctor use fluocinonide cream for?

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Fluocinonide: Fluocinonide (fluonex, lidex, (fluocinonide) lidex-e, lonide, lyderm, and vanos) is a potent glucocorticoid steroid used topically as anti-inflammatory agent for the treatment of skin disorders such as eczema and seborrhoeic dermatitis and psoriasis. It relieves itching, redness, dryness, crusting, scaling, inflammation, and discomfort.

Answered 10/4/2016

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Lidex (fluocinonide): Lidex (fluocinonide) gel is a topical corticosteroid that can decrease inflammation, itching, dryness and redness of skin. It may be used for treating conditions such as psoriais, atopic dermatitis, eczema, lichen planus, inflammatory dermatoses, mild burns. It can be used adjunctively for serorrheic dermatitis, alopecia areata, disidrosis, nodular puririgo, etc.

Answered 7/7/2017

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