Submitted as: (mark with X) X_Case Report _Case Presentation _Photo Vignette _Letter Authors declare that the contents of this article are their own original unpublished findings. Title: The use of systemic corticosteroids in debilitating sycosis barbae, sycosis barbae fulminans Authors: Kathleen R Krivda MD, Uzoamaka J Okoro MD, Nicholas F Logemann DO Affiliations: Department of Dermatology, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Bethesda, Maryland, USA Corresponding Author: Kathleen Krivda MD, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, 8901 Rockville Pike, Bethesda MD 20889, Tel: 240-751-3823, Email: kathleenkrivda@gmail.com Abstract (no more than 200 words).