When the Skin Remembers: A Delayed Reaction to Corticosteroid Injection

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Ekaterina Korytnikova
Department of Medicine, Norwalk Hospital, Norwalk, CT, USA

Vanessa Barber
None

Charles L. Halasz
Department of Dermatology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA; Department of Medicine, Norwalk Hospital, Norwalk, CT, USA

Keywords

leukoderma, chemical leukoderma, linear, corticosteroid, vitiligo

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2025-11-10
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25251/jtxgyb67

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When the Skin Remembers: A Delayed Reaction to Corticosteroid Injection. J of Skin. 2025;9(6):2803-2805. doi:10.25251/jtxgyb67
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SKINmages: Clinical Images in Dermatology
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Author Biographies

Ekaterina Korytnikova, Department of Medicine, Norwalk Hospital, Norwalk, CT, USA

Internal medicine resident at Department of Medicine, Norwalk Hospital, Norwalk, CT, USA

Vanessa Barber, None

Dermatology PA at private practice

Charles L. Halasz, Department of Dermatology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA; Department of Medicine, Norwalk Hospital, Norwalk, CT, USA

Associate Clinical Professor at Department of Dermatology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA