Author
Nicholas V Nguyen, MD Director of Pediatric Dermatology, Akron Children's Hospital
Nicholas V Nguyen, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology, American Academy of Pediatrics, Society for Pediatric Dermatology
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Coauthor(s)
Tracy Funk, MD Fellow in Pediatric Dermatology, Department of Dermatology, The Children’s Hospital Colorado
Tracy Funk, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Dermatology, American Academy of Pediatrics, Society for Pediatric Dermatology, Women's Dermatologic Society
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Specialty Editor Board
Michael J Wells, MD, FAAD Dermatologic/Mohs Surgeon, The Surgery Center at Plano Dermatology
Michael J Wells, MD, FAAD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Dermatology, American Medical Association, Texas Medical Association
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Jaggi Rao, MD, FRCPC Clinical Professor of Medicine, Division of Dermatology and Cutaneous Sciences, Director of Dermatology Residency Program, University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Canada
Jaggi Rao, MD, FRCPC is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology, American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, Canadian Dermatology Association, Canadian Medical Association, Canadian Medical Protective Association, Pacific Dermatologic Association, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Chief Editor
Dirk M Elston, MD Professor and Chairman, Department of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine
Dirk M Elston, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Additional Contributors
Leonard Sperling, MD Chair, Professor, Department of Dermatology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Leonard Sperling, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Acknowledgements
Stephen J Krivda, MD Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences; Chief of the Integrated Department of Dermatology, Chief of Dermatology Service, Director of Dermatopathology, Staff Dermatopathologist, Walter Reed Army Medical Center; Head, Department of Dermatology, Staff Dermatologist and Dermatopathologist, National Naval Medical Center
Stephen J Krivda, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology, American Society of Dermatopathology, Association of Military Dermatologists, and Phi Beta Kappa
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
George E vonHilsheimer, MD Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences; Chief, Staff Dermatologist, Department of Medicine, Martin Army Community Hospital, Fort Benning, Georgia
George E vonHilsheimer, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology, American Medical Association, and Association of Military Dermatologists
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Biopsy specimen demonstrates a dilated follicle that contains numerous vellus hairs and keratin debris.
Potassium hydroxide mount of an extracted plug reveals multiple vellus hairs embedded in keratinous material.
