steroid-induced acne
Educational Objective:
Recognize the clinical presentation of steroid-induced acne..
Explanation:
Acne can follow the start of steroid therapy by about 2 weeks. The lesions are normally small papules or pustules and are all in the same stage of development.
A patient infected with Candida, varicella zoster virus, or Staphylococcus would present with different rashes than those in the Figure and would normally appear ill.
Reference:
Galbraith SS. Acne. In: Kliegman RM, et al. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 20th ed., 2015:3228-3234.