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Report of a Unique Case Illustrating the Importance of Hair as a Natural Drain

EDWARD J. RINGROSE, M.D.; CAPTAIN GORDON H. EKBLAD

AMA Arch Derm Syphilol. 1952;66(6):722-727.

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THE PRIMARY lesion of acne vulgaris is generally conceded to be the comedo. In all probability there are multiple factors which play a part in the formation of this anatomical defect and its close relative, the milium. It has long been speculated by Sulzberger, and reported by him and his associates, Witten¹ and Berger² that it is possible that in modern man the lanugo hair may represent a vestigial and disappearing organ no longer capable of doing the job of its coarse and thicker predecessor in holding open the follicular orifices. The failure of certain of the feeble lanugo hairs to keep patent the opening of the follicle and to maintain adequate drainage of sebum would seem to be sufficient to account for the comedones which appear in susceptible persons at puberty . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
BERKELEY, CALIF.; (MC), U. S. N.

From the Departments of Dermatology, Highland-Alameda County Hospital, Oakland, and Mount Zion Hospital, San Francisco.

Footnotes
From the Department of Dermatology, United States Naval Hospital, Oakland, Calif.; Civilian Consultant (Dr. Ringrose); Head, Department of Dermatology (Captain Ekblad).

This article has been released for publication by the Division of Publications of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery of the United States Navy. The opinions and views set forth are those of the writers and are not to be construed as reflecting the policies of the Navy Department.

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