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JOHN S. STRAUSS, M.D.; ALBERT M. KLIGMAN, M.D.

Arch Dermatol. 1960;82(5):779-790.

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The purpose of this exhibit is to display the pathologic events in acne vulgaris. Because it attacks the face, histopathologic study heretofore has been limited.

The lesions of acne occur in special follicles, the sebaceous follicles (Fig. 1), which are found in great abundance on the cheek and forehead. These follicles also occur on the chin, in the beard, and to a less extent, on the back and chest. They are characterized by (1) widely dilated follicular canals filled with keratin, lipids, and organisms; (2) massive multilobular sebaceous acini lying deep in the dermis; (3) small inconspicuous vellus hairs which cannot keep the follicle cleared out.

Two types of comedones develop in sebaceous follicles: 1. The clinical "black-head" (Fig. 2) is an open comedo composed of an epithelium-lined sac filled with horny lamellated material (Fig. 3). The mouth is widely dilated; the contents can escape to the surface, and it . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Boston; Philadelphia

From the Department of Dermatology (Herbert Mescon, M.D., Professor), Boston University School of Medicine, and Evans Memorial of Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals, and the Department of Dermatology (Donald M. Pillsbury, Director), University of Pennsylvania.

Footnotes
Received for publication May 16, 1960.

This work was supported in part by Grant E-1936 (Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals), National Institutes of Health, U.S. Public Health Service, and U.S. Army Research Contract DA 49-007-MD-154 (University of Pennsylvania).

Shown as a scientific exhibit at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology, Chicago, Dec. 7-10, 1959, and of the Section on Dermatology at the 109th Annual Meeting of the American Medical Association, Miami Beach, Fla., June 13-17, 1960.

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