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Images of patient's limbs before Hijamah treatment: (A) Right leg (near the knee); (B) Lower left leg; (C) Lower right leg; and (D) Left leg (near the knee).
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Few days later, the lesions spread to the other leg, arm, back and the head (Fig. 1A-D).
Images of Daivobet packing (A) and doctor prescription (B).
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He visited the doctor and was again prescribed the high potency steroid combination cream namely Daivobet (Fig. 2A and B). Further, the cost of the cream was high i.e. 42.10 Australian dollars per four tube (Fig. 2A).
Information regarding Daivobet on the web: (A). PBS scheme showing the cost of the cream, indication of use and the process of obtaining the cream on PBS and (B) MIMS online drug information database.
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This combination is used to treat psoriasis (Fig. 3A and B). Moreover this medicine is available through a complex prescribing procedure (Fig. 3A).