Topical Tretinoin as an Adjunctive Therapy with Intralesional Triamcinolone Acetonide for Alopecia Areata: Clinical Experience in Northern Saudi Arabia

    April 1997 in “ International Journal of Dermatology ”
    E. P. Kubeyinje, Mahesh C'Mathur
    TLDR Using tretinoin with triamcinolone acetonide helps treat alopecia areata.
    The document discussed the clinical experience in northern Saudi Arabia with using topical tretinoin as an adjunctive therapy alongside intralesional triamcinolone acetonide for treating alopecia areata. The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of this combination treatment. However, specific details such as the number of participants, results, and conclusions were not provided in the summary.
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