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Therefore, these reactions often do not require treatment other than emollients. Moreover, topical steroids or immunomodulators may suppress this process and potentiate the spread of the primary MC infection. However, in symptomatic patients, treatment should not be withheld and short-course treatments of topical corticosteroids may be used. In this case series, we describe 3 cases of hypersensitivity reactions in otherwise healthy children with MC. 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