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Case Report of a Proposed, Novel, Endoscopic “Whitehead Pimple” Sign of Ectopic Esophageal Sebaceous Glands Based on Their Mimicking the Dermatologic and Histopathologic Characteristics of Cutaneous Whitehead Pimples/Closed Comedones

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  1. Amy Le and Mitchell S. Cappell are equal primary authors.

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  1. Department of Pathology, William Beaumont Hospital at Royal Oak, Royal Oak, MI, 48073, USA

    Amy Le & Mitual Amin

  2. Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine, Glendale, AZ, 85308, USA

    Amy Le

  3. Department of Pathology, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Royal Oak, MI, 48073, USA

    Mitual Amin

  4. Department of Medicine, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Royal Oak, MI, 48073, USA

    Mitchell S. Cappell

  5. Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, William Beaumont Hospital at Royal Oak, MOB #602, 3535 W. Thirteen Mile Rd, Royal Oak, MI, 48073, USA

    Mitchell S. Cappell

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None. In particular, Dr. Cappell, as a consultant of the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Advisory Committee for Gastrointestinal Drugs, affirms that this paper does not discuss any proprietary confidential pharmaceutical data submitted to the FDA. Dr. Cappell was a member of the speaker’s bureau for AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo, co-marketers of Movantik and did receive one-time consulting fees from Mallinckrodt and Shire. This work does not discuss any drug manufactured or marketed by AstraZeneca, Daiichi Sankyo, Shire, or Mallinckrodt.

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This study received approval from the IRB of William Beaumont Hospital at Royal Oak on June 27, 2018.

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Le, A., Amin, M. & Cappell, M.S. Case Report of a Proposed, Novel, Endoscopic “Whitehead Pimple” Sign of Ectopic Esophageal Sebaceous Glands Based on Their Mimicking the Dermatologic and Histopathologic Characteristics of Cutaneous Whitehead Pimples/Closed Comedones. Dig Dis Sci 64, 2049–2053 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-019-05487-9

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