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 ...

A dermatologist prescribed the now 28-year-old a low-to-medium dose topical steroid cream with just one instruction: use as needed. She would place the cream on her rash, and the eczema would go away.

They mostly come in a cream, ointment, or lotion, and medium- and high-potency steroids are more commonly used to control skin inflammation from eczema. You can apply them to specific areas that ...

Maybe you’ve tried over-the-counter and prescription creams for your eczema. ... When you’re in a severe flare, your doctor may prescribe a steroid cream, solution, foam, shot, or pill.

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

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, ...

Initially, the rash vanished swiftly but soon returned, spreading further, leading to prescriptions of even stronger steroids ...

Bethany Gamble used steroid creams to treat her eczema from the age of two - then they stopped working. Hannah Cottrell. Thursday 10 April 2025 10:46 BST. Comments.

Fact checked by Nick Blackmer My eczema journey started when I was a baby. If someone told me as a child that over time, ...

Little did she know that she was suffering from topical steroid withdrawal (TSW), a rare skin condition caused by the repeated use and cessation of steroid creams. The National Eczema Society ...

A woman who had a small rash now looks 'like a burns victim' - after she suffered an extreme reaction to a common cream.