Steroid Abuse Permanently Scars One Young Man

A 21 year-old-man scarred permanently from steroid abuse was recently profiled in a Clinical Picture released on August 22, 2008 in The Lancet. This case provides an example of one of the dire complications that could arise from steroid doping. An amateur bodybuilder, the man entered the University Hospital Dusseldorf with fever-like symptoms. When examined, he showed ulcers, abscesses, and pustules on his chest and upper back, a form of acne.

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Filed under: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs on September 1st, 2008