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Red Skin Syndrome: Learn to Heal Outside and Within After Misusing Steroid Creams or Similar Medications
By Laura Dolgy (see bio below) Although quite controversial, RSS or Red Skin Syndrome, also known as Red Burning Skin Syndrome, Topical Steroid Addiction (TSA) or Topical Steroid Withdrawal (TSW) is a real thing. This week, we take a deeper look at Red Skin Syndrome and what treatment options are available for those suffering from…
Read MoreFact vs. Fiction: Topical Steroid Withdrawal
Topical Steroid Withdrawal exists, but thankfully it isn’t as widespread as you may think. Read on to learn more. By Neil R. Lim, BA and Peter A. Lio MD (see bio below) Topical corticosteroids (TCS) were hailed as a modern medical miracle when they made their debut over 60 years ago. For the first time, many…
Read MoreWeakened Skin Barrier and Food: Study Warns Against What You Put on Your Skin
A new study from King’s College London and the University of Dundee has demonstrated that “food allergies may develop via immune cells in the skin” when the skin barrier is weakened in babies with eczema. According to the article in US News & World Report, “It’s believed that the breakdown of the skin barrier in…
Read MoreCommon Allergens Found in Topical Cortisone – Could They Make Your Eczema Worse?
Lately, in many of the online eczema communities, I’ve seen a lot of talk about the overuse of and addiction to topical steroids or cortisone used to treat eczema. This condition is called Red Skin Syndrome and sufferers have uncontrollable spreading eczema. I featured a post from one mom whose child is in the process…
Read MoreTo Hell and Back: A Mom’s Journey with Eczema
From The Boy, the Greek Fire, and Me One Mom’s Eczema Journey: To Hell and Back I have a little boy, a very typical little 8 year old boy, who loves Football, Star Wars, any joke involving gross bodily functions and Mario Kart. What was not quite so typical, was his appearance in October 2011.…
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