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> Use weakest steroid cream which controls patients symptoms |Mild|Moderate|Potent|Very potent| |Hydrocortisone 0.5-2.5%|Betamethasone valerate 0.025% (Betnovate RD)|Fluticasone propionate 0.05% (Cutivate)|Clobetasol propionate 0.05% (Dermovate)| ||Clobetasone butyrate 0.05% (Eumovate)|Betamethasone valerate 0.1% (Betnovate)|| Finger tip rule - 1 finger tip unit (FTU) = 0.5 g, (sufficient to treat a skin area about twice that of the flat of an adult hand) 1 FTU - Hand and fingers (front and back) 2 FTU - foot (all over) 2.5 FTU Face and neck 7 FTU - Front of chest and abdomen 7 FTU - Back and buttocks 4 FTU - An entire arm and hand 8 FTU - An entire leg and foot BNF - quantity of topical steroids needed by adult for a single daily application for 2 weeks: 15-30g Face and neck 15-30g Both hands 15-30g Scalp 15-30g Groin and genitalia 30-60g Both arms 100g Both legs 100g Trunk
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