It is used to help reduce the redness and itchiness of certain skin problems. These skin problems include:• Frequently relapsing eczema• Psoriasis (thickened patches of inflamed, red skin, often covered by silvery scales), excluding widespread plaque psoriasis• Lichen planus (a skin disease that causes itchy, reddish-purple, flat-topped bumps on the wrists, forearms or lower legs)• Discoid lupus erythematosus (a disease of the skin most often affecting the face, ears and scalp causing scarring and increased sensitivity of the affected skin to sunlight)• Dermatitis and other skin conditions that have not responded to milder steroid creams or ointments .