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I had a drug allergy, i developed skin atrophy from oral steroids prednisone and it would burn from normal moisturizers the moisturizer gets stuck on?

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Dr. Otto Placik answered

Question?: Vitamin a and/or other oral or topical retinoids may help.

Dr Mutnick agreed

Answered 11/16/2012

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A member asked:

I had a drug allergy, i developed skin atrophy from oral steroids prednisone and it would burn from normal moisturizers the moisturizer gets stuck on?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Otto Placik answered

Dr Mutnick agreed

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