Since they were introduced in 1951, topical steroids have become the go-to treatment for inflammatory skin conditions, most commonly eczema. Usually applied as a cream, lotion, or ointment, the ...

Steroid creams, also called topical corticosteroids, are effective for treating the symptoms of eczema, but many parentsfear the creams can "thin" the skin —meaning, the skin becomes translucent ...

I took myself off steroid creams when I was 24 and actually managed to keep the side effects ‘at bay,’ but I was completely ... It became apparent that the topical steroid, not my eczema, ...

A 23-year-old British woman with eczema says the skin condition “was controlling [her] life” and affecting her mental health after steroid-based creams failed to alleviate her severe symptoms.

A woman says a steroid cream left her in pain so severe, she now wants to raise awareness of the condition behind it.

Eczema sufferer who kept applying more and more steroid cream is hospitalised after suffering horrific reaction from overuse. Sheryl Morris, 35, from Dundee, has suffered from eczema all her life ...

The National Eczema Society provides information about the safe use of topical steroids (eczema.org) and runs a free helpline (0800 448 0818; 10am-4pm Mon-Fri or email helpline@eczema.org ...

Eczema cream 'robbed me of my twenties': Woman, 28, tells how controversial steroid treatment for her skin condition left her feeling suicidal Steph Shaw has had eczema since childhood but it got ...

A SCOTS woman suffered shocking symptoms after she stopped using steroid creams to treat eczema – which included “oozing” skin that stuck to her bed sheets. Nicola Barton, 27, a receptionist … ...

A WOMAN says she can’t even look at herself in the mirror after steroid withdrawal caused eczema to erupt over her entire body. English teacher, Elin Wade, 30, from Swansea, has suffered with… ...