Kuhlekonke Phenyane from Vryheid in northern KwaZulu-Natal was born with lamellar ichthyosis (LI), a rare skin condition that causes the build-up of scales all over the body.
The name is also a bit misleading. The word 'withdrawal' implies symptoms that manifest only during a period when the steroid medication has been stopped and is being purged from the system when, in ...