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    Department of Dermatology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, USA.

    “These data indicate that the addition of tretinoin does not impair the efficacy of a topical corticosteroid, in the treatment of psoriasis, and partially ameliorates epidermal atrophy produced by the topical corticosteroid.”

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8776360

    Department of Dermatology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, USA.

    “We conclude that tretinoin has the ability to prevent the major steroid-induced biomechanical changes in hairless mouse dermal connective tissue that contribute to atrophy.”

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8776360

    Duhring Laboratories, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia.

    “We found that all-trans-retinoic acid did not interfere with steroid suppression of either edema or dermal inflammation. Thus all-trans-retinoic acid was effective in preventing steroid-induced atrophy without affecting the steroid’s anti-inflammatory property.”

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2768567

    Tretinoin + Kortisol = Sant