Research Article: Awareness and Knowledge of Adverse Effects of Topical Corticosteroids Among the General Population in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Introduction:
Corticosteroids, which are naturally produced in the adrenal cortex, can be divided into two categories: glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids. Glucocorticoids regulate a variety of physiological processes, including stress homeostasis, inflammation, and metabolism. – As synthetic steroids exert the same effects as natural corticosteroids, , they are used to treat a variety of inflammatory, autoimmune, and lymphoproliferative disorders, ranging from brain tumors to simple skin lesions. – , , Synthetic steroids…
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