Post-operative surgical-site infection from skin bleaching: a case report.
BACKGROUND
Prolonged application of steroid containing cream can pose a serious challenge to users. Apart from making the skin lighter it creates a spectrum of diseases in those that use them as the adrenal glands are suppressed and are unable to secrete more steroids when required.


OBJECTIVE
The objective is to report on a patient who presented with severe sepsis after a long period of application of steroids to the skin.


METHODS
A patient who has applied steroids to the skin over a prolonged period was followed up during treatment to ascertain the complications that the patient sustained during the period of treatment.


CONCLUSIONS
The patient was found to have developed a pelvic induration without abscess. She also had a large anterior abdominal wall abscess superficial to the external oblique muscle extending towards the left flank.
Department of Surgery, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana.
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D002990:Clobetasol / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D062327:Skin Lightening Preparations / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000139:chemically induced*
D005938:Glucocorticoids; D062327:Skin Lightening Preparations; D002990:Clobetasol