title: Corticosteroid skin atrophogenicity: assessment methods.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Skin atrophy manifests itself as fragile and easily bruised skin, telangiectasia and striae distensae.
  
  
  METHODS
  Various methods have been used to predict the atrophogenicity potential of topical corticosteroids in man. Assay standardization, including reference corticosteroid, anatomic site, method of administration, and quantification, has not been accomplished.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This report reviews the literature and proposes a standard assay method.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
authors.forename: H I
authors.initials: HI
authors.lastname: Maibach
keywords: atrophogenicity of topical corticosteroid; man; skin atrophy; standardization