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Table 4 Practice of medical staff in case of AD relapses

From: Knowledge, attitudes and practices of the medical personnel regarding atopic dermatitis in Yaoundé, Cameroon

Question Right Response Number (%)
Number ad cases seen during consultations (N = 100)
 1-10 cases 51 (51)
 11-20 cases 13 (13)
  > 20 cases 25 (25)
 No cases 11 (11)
*Drug prescription for ad relapse (N = 100)
 Corticosteroids 88 (88)
 Antihistamines (AH) 64 (64)
 Antifungal 14 (14)
 Antibiotics 12 (12)
 Corticosteroids + AH 56 (56)
 Management of xerosis cutis: yes 81 (81)
Drug prescription in case of pruritus
 Antihistamines (AH) 90 (90)
 Corticosteroids + AH 63 (63)
*Administration route of corticosteroids (N = 100)
 Oral 17 (20.2)
 Topical 80 (96.4)
 Oral + Topical 12 (70.6)
Administration modalities of topical corticosteroids (n = 88)
 1 application/day 38 (43.2)
 2 applications/day 46 (52.3)
 3 applications/day 4 (4.5)
Duration of the topical corticosteroid treatment (N = 100)
  < 2 weeks 43 (43)
 2 weeks 30 (30)
 1 month 12 (12)
  > 1 month 0 (0)
  1. *More than one answer was possible