Steroid folliculitis occurs following administration of glucocorticoids or corticotropin.[1] Other medications can also mimic these in order to cause a similar presentation.[2]
^Freedberg, et al. (2003). Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine. (6th ed.). Page 684. McGraw-Hill. ISBN0-07-138076-0.
^Lowell Goldsmith; Stephen Katz; Barbara Gilchrest; Amy Paller; David Leffell; Klaus Wolff (22 February 2012). Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine, Eighth Edition, 2 Volume. McGraw Hill Professional. ISBN978-0-07-171755-7. Retrieved 15 July 2016. In addition to glucocorticoids, other medicines can also cause a monomorphic, diffuse popular eruption that mimics steroid folliculitis.
