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Radiation-induced Comedones

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Abstract

Physical agents can cause comedones. Solar comedones due to photodamage (Favre- Racouchot disease) are quite common. In addition, ionizing radiation for the treat­ment of malignancies may sometimes in­duce comedones.

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  1. Klinik und Poliklinik für Dermatologie und Allergologie Klinikum München, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, D-80337, München, Germany

    Prof. Dr. med. Gerd Plewig

  2. Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, 226 Clinical Research Building 422 Curie Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19104-6142, USA

    Albert M. Kligman M.D., Ph. D.

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Plewig, G., Kligman, A.M. (2000). Radiation-induced Comedones. In: ACNE and ROSACEA. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59715-2_42

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