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The various types of steroid preparations seen in our patient cohort were administered by unqualified medical professionals primarily for the patient's cutaneous disease, rather than for any suggestion of an underlying medical condition for which the steroid use could be justified. Clinical examination and biochemical derangement in the hypothalamic-pituitary axis were suggestive of iatrogenic hypercorticolism in 4 of 17 patients (23.5%); we referred these cases (Patients 12, 13, 15 and 17) to an endocrinologist for specialized management. A pilot study to evaluate the patient adherence to antifungal therapy in dermatophytosis: a possible contributory factor to the current epidemic-like situation in India. [Extracted from the article]