Brief Answer: Prednisone is not a cause for rash Detailed Answer: Hello Mr. XXXX, I am quite empathetic to your wife's illness and the present rash. I can get from our history that she is been prescribed Prednisone 3 times for inflammatory arthritis and simultaneously she developed extremely uncomfortable rash all over her body. As per your observation the rash is associated with Prednisone. Let me first reassure yo that the rash is not because of prednisone and actually Prednisone is one of the main medicines which is been prescribed for treating rash. So what you can get from my point is that your doctor is correct in his suggestion that there is something else which is causing rash in your wife. To tell you simply - rash in medical language is quite a broad term and there are innumerable causes of the same. In most of the cases where there is uncontrollable rash is present then we quite often prescribe Prednisone as main drug to treat the rash at the earliest. So you sod not worry about the role of Prednisone as the causative factor for rash. Rather it is good that your wife is on Prednisone so the rash is somewhat controlled by it. Had she not been takeing Prednisone then the rash would had been more severe. Though I can not make out the exact cause of the rash but for the betterment kindly follow the suggestions below: 1. Let her Avoid direct sunlight and hot – humid climate. 2. Let her Wear cotton clothes and avoid synthetic clothes. 3. Let her Stay in cozy environment and avoid extreme of hot or cold. 4. Let her Take two time bath once in morning and at night time which will soothe your skin and prevent the aggravation of the problem 5. Let her Do not scratch or squeeze or rub any area. 6. Let her not use any deodorants or any cosmetics over and near the affected area. 7. She can do cold /warm compression (according to the weather condition) over the affected area. Take a wet towel soaked in cold water and apply it for 5-10 minutes for 3-4 times a day. For the part of treatment kindly follow the suggestions below: 1. Apply over the counter available calamine lotion on the affected area in day and afternoon time. Apply it in very thin layer. 2. Apply plane Fluticasone cream in a thin layer in morning and at night time. Apply in a very thin layer so that it should not be visible to naked eye. You can apply it for 7 days and then stop it after that. 3. If there is any irritation or itching is present then can take tablet “Loratadine” tablet (Claritin or lorfast)by mouth up to 2-3 times if the itching is more. I hope these information's will help you. If you have further queries I will be happy to help. "Wish you good health and early recovery of your wife's problem" Regards, Dr Sanjay Kumar Kanodia MD (Dermatology)

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