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The Evolution of the Comedo

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ACNE and ROSACEA

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The comedo is the initial, primary lesion of acne. It is an impaction of horn within sebaceous follicles. Comedones develop through the following stages.

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Plewig, G., Kligman, A.M. (2000). The Evolution of the Comedo. In: ACNE and ROSACEA. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59715-2_9

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