Steroid folliculitis

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Steroid folliculitis occurs following administration of glucocorticoids or corticotropin.Freedberg, et al. (2003). Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine. (6th ed.). Page 684. McGraw-Hill. {{ISBN|0-07-138076-0}}. Other medications can also mimic these in order to cause a similar presentation.{{cite book|title=Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine, Eighth Edition, 2 Volume |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OccI1HZFhZoC|access-date=15 July 2016|date=22 February 2012|publisher=McGraw Hill Professional|language=English |isbn=978-0-07-171755-7|author=Lowell Goldsmith |author2=Stephen Katz |author3=Barbara Gilchrest |author4=Amy Paller |author5=David Leffell |author6=Klaus Wolff |quote=In addition to glucocorticoids, other medicines can also cause a monomorphic, diffuse popular eruption that mimics steroid folliculitis.}}