Sep 18, 2026 · 23 min · 8 segments
In episode 626, Tina and James invite Caitlin Finley and Danielle Perry to the podcast to discuss the evidence for using hydrocortisone or pimecrolimus for atopic dermatitis in patients under the age…
Caitlin FinleyGuestJames McCormackHostTina KoronekHost
Danielle PerryGuestSo what sort of evidence did you find? Because there is a fair amount of evidence that looks at this.
Yeah, so important to note, there was less evidence than we actually were expecting in this age group, the under two.
Yeah, so first of all, we started off by looking at, well, what's the evidence for topical corticosteroids? Because that's the first thing that we usually think about in terms of treating eczema.
But we found that there were no randomized control trials comparing topical corticosteroids to placebo or to vehicle in this age group of the under twos.
So we didn't really have anything to go on just looking at the topical corticosteroids alone.
I think there is for other age groups, but you're right, not for the under two.
So what sort of evidence did you find? Because there is a fair amount of evidence that looks at this.
Yeah, so important to note, there was less evidence than we actually were expecting in this age group, the under two.
Yeah, so first of all, we started off by looking at, well, what's the evidence for topical corticosteroids? Because that's the first thing that we usually think about in terms of treating eczema.
But we found that there were no randomized control trials comparing topical corticosteroids to placebo or to vehicle in this age group of the under twos.
So we didn't really have anything to go on just looking at the topical corticosteroids alone.
I think there is for other age groups, but you're right, not for the under two.
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