ystemic corticosteroid therapy is not used routinely and is reserved only for severe cases of:
A. Exfoliative dermatitis
B. Posterior uveitis
C. Acute rheumatic fever
D. Hodgkin’s disease

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Answer :

C. Acute rheumatic feve

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