Frederick, a tall athletic looking European student comes to see me. He’s been applying a strong steroid cream as if it’s a moisturiser (!) for 4 months and his skin is now thinning and becoming discoloured. He wants more of it… he thought his thinning skin was the eczema but now realises this is differentContinue reading “Diary of a GP 5: 24 Feb 2025… When Suffering Doesn’t Steal Joy”