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**Diet trial and skin testing may be carried out to rule out food allergy and atopy
 
**Diet trial and skin testing may be carried out to rule out food allergy and atopy
 
**[[Antibiotics]] if there is evidence of a bacterial infection
 
**[[Antibiotics]] if there is evidence of a bacterial infection
**Corticosteroid therapy if the patient is refractory to the above. Treatment should be tapered gradually once a response is seen then discontinued once signs have completely disappeared.
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**[[Steroids|Corticosteroid]] therapy if the patient is refractory to the above. Treatment should be tapered gradually once a response is seen then discontinued once signs have completely disappeared.
 
**Chlorambucil may be useful in resistent cases
 
**Chlorambucil may be useful in resistent cases
  
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