Bacterial & viral infections; folliculitis, skin irritation, rash-flare, itching, allergic contact dermatitis, pigmentation, urticaria; xeroderma, steroidal acne, steroidal skin (skin atropy, telangiectasis) & skin changes eg, thinning, purpura, hisuitism & hypopigmentation. Hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis suppression. Ocular HTN, glaucoma, cataract; inhibition of endogenous corticoid synthesis, hyperadrenalism w/ edema, DM, osteoporosis, growth delay in childn.