He had been prescribed triamcinolone 0.1% cream topically b.i.d. for "seborrhea ... Steroid atrophy is a potential untoward effect whenever topical corticosteroids are used.

A recent multicentered comparison trial of tazarotene 0.1% cream and adapalene ... intra-lesional triamcinolone was evaluated for treating alopecia areata. Topical tretinoin appeared to enhance ...