A student develops allergic contact dermatitis after being exposed to formaldehyde in the laboratory. She tries to treat the condition by taking an antihistamine, but the drug has little or no effect. Which of the following treatments should she consider using instead?

A) corticosteroids
B) immunotherapy
C) epinephrine
D) RhoGAM

the correct option is A

Explanation:

Corticosteroids are immunosuppressants that are used in hypersensitivity situations, they are not usually the first to administer since hypertensive and diabetics are contraindicated as the first treatment since they manage fluid retention and increased blood pressure and possible increases in glucose ...

In addition, in children it reduced the rate of bone growth, increases fat reserves in the body and can alter the function of endogenous mineralocorticoid secretion ... That is why once antihistamines have not worked, the ideal would be to try corticosteroids. as SECOND option.

They suppress the COX and PGD pathway in inflammatory reactions.