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A member asked:

Can i use triamcinolone acetonide cream for rash in place of econazole nitrate cream?

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No. Econazole is: antifungal while triamcinolone is anti-inflammatory. They are 2 very different drugs.

Dr Chuu agreed

Answered 11/28/2017

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Is triamcinolone acetonide cream usp, 0.1% steroid cream? Can it be used for a rash on my face? Please help!

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I have a rash on my face. my dr gave me some antibiotic pills that I could only take for 3 mths. Thought it was contact dermatitis. I took them. I still have the rash. I use triamcinolone acetonide cream 0.1%. It goes away but comes back after use.

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Red burning rash on face & neck. Clears w/ triamcinolone acetonide (.025%). Flares up after 1 week off cream. Intermittent uncomfortably hot feet & knees started at same time as rash. Related? What?

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