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Re: Could someone tell me what Hydrocortisone does for KP?

From: Debra
Date: 27 Jul 2002
Time: 02:18:56 -0400
Remote Name: 152.163.189.230

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Hydrocortisone is a low-potency steroid that will help minimize the redness and inflammation that sometimes accompanies KP. Many people with KP just have the bumps without redness--for them, steroid creams are more or less useless. You need to use hydrocortisone in addition to some form of chemical exfolatiatant (i.e., lac-hydrin, amlactin, glycolic acid, salicylic acid, etc.) Hydrocortisone BY ITSELF will not clear up KP.