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‘My skin felt like it was concrete and I was trapped in my home for five months after using eczema cream'
WorldTopical steroid withdrawal (TSW) reaction
Isobel Stewart, 35, from Leeds, says she was left feeling like she'd been 'boiled alive' with a 'coating of concrete' on her skin after suffering topical steroid withdrawal (TSW).
She had been using steroid creams for eczema for eight years before experiencing the severe reaction, which left her trapped in her home for five months.
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- Her skin felt like it had a 'coating of concrete'
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