A 35-year-old male asked:
can using a topical steroid cream such as fluocinonide everyday for 6-months cause kidney stone to form?
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Dr. Nayla Mumneh answered
29 years experience Allergy and Immunology
No: Steroid topical creams in general have a negligeable systemic absorption to cause any systemic side effects. The side effects are mostly local over the area applied over a long term period.
Answered on Oct 18, 2015
Dr. James Krick answered
36 years experience Urology
Kidney stones: There is no known relation between topical glucocorticosteroid use and kidney stones.
Answered on Oct 18, 2015
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Dr. Karen Butler answered
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Ans: You should be fine follow the directions of your doctor and keep your follow up appts
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A little is ok.: Yes. A little bit is ok. But stones or not, we all need to watch our sugar intake!
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