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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Hannah Cottrell

Young woman ‘would do anything to have eczema again’ after steroid withdrawal

Bethany said her symptoms have made her feel 'lonely' and 'isolated' - (Collect/PA Real Life)

A 20-year-old student says she would "do anything" to have her childhood eczema back after a suspected topical steroid withdrawal (TSW) made her skin so painful that she had to quit university.

Bethany Gamble, from Birmingham, has used topical corticosteroid cream to treat eczema on her face and body since the age of two.

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