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A 32-year-old female asked:

I have psoriasis on my groin and behind my knee. i have been using steroid cream which cause skin thining and stretch mark, any cure for this?

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Dr. J. Lawrence Dohananswered

Dermatology 59 years experience

See a dermatologist: Change to calcineurin inhibitor for the groin. Tacrolimus and primacolimus are effective but are not steroids.

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