Yahoo Life UK: Woman ‘left bedbound and unrecognisable with oozing, elephant-like skin’ after 28 years of steroid cream use for eczema A woman said she was left bedbound with “oozing”, elephant-like skin – so severe she was “unrecognisable” – after 28 years of using steroid creams for eczema, which she believes triggered topical ... Woman ‘left bedbound and unrecognisable with oozing, elephant-like skin’ after 28 years of steroid cream use for eczema A woman says she was left bedbound with "oozing", elephant-like skin – so severe she was "unrecognisable". It came after 28 years of using steroid creams for eczema, which she believes triggered ...

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Many patients who stopped using topical steroids after long-term use are now complaining of painful Topical Steroid Withdrawal (TSW) skin reactions ... MSN: 'Using steroid creams for 30 years has left me living a nightmare - my skin is crusty and my hair's falling out' An account manager was 'addicted' to steroid creams for 30 years to tackle her painful eczema - only for them to leave her with crusty skin and her hair falling out. Rebecca Ebbage went from a 'normal ... 'Using steroid creams for 30 years has left me living a nightmare - my skin is crusty and my hair's falling out'