Author
Jami L Miller, MD Assistant Professor, Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical School; Director of Phototherapy Unit, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Consulting Attending Physician, Nashville Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Jami L Miller, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology, American College of Physicians, American Medical Association
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Specialty Editor Board
Richard P Vinson, MD Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Dermatology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Paul L Foster School of Medicine; Consulting Staff, Mountain View Dermatology, PA
Richard P Vinson, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology, Texas Medical Association, Association of Military Dermatologists, Texas Dermatological Society
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Paul Krusinski, MD Director of Dermatology, Fletcher Allen Health Care; Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Vermont College of Medicine
Paul Krusinski, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology, American College of Physicians, Society for Investigative Dermatology
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Chief Editor
William D James, MD Paul R Gross Professor of Dermatology, Vice-Chairman, Residency Program Director, Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
William D James, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology, Society for Investigative Dermatology
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Additional Contributors
John D Wilkinson, MD, MBBS, MRCS, FRCP Chairman, Clinical Director, Department of Dermatology, Amersham Hospital and High Wycombe Hospital, UK
John D Wilkinson, MD, MBBS, MRCS, FRCP is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology, Royal College of Physicians
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Acknowledgements
The authors and editors of Medscape Reference gratefully acknowledge the contributions of previous authors, Khristina Collins, MD, and Lloyd King, MD, to the development and writing of this article.