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Manuel Valdebran, MD Junior Specialist Physician, Visiting Scholar in Dermatology/Dermatopathology, Department of Dermatology, University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine

Manuel Valdebran, MD is a member of the following medical societies: International Dermoscopy Society, Medical Dermatology Society, Society for Pediatric Dermatology

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Janellen Smith, MD Health Sciences Clinical Professor, Department of Dermatology, Co-Director of Pigmented Lesion Program, University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine; Staff MD, Dermatology Service, Long Beach VA Medical Center

Janellen Smith, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology, American Contact Dermatitis Society, California Society of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery, Dermatologic Society of Orange County, Dermatology Foundation, Pacific Dermatologic Association

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

David F Butler, MD Former Section Chief of Dermatology, Central Texas Veterans Healthcare System; Professor of Dermatology, Texas A&M University College of Medicine; Founding Chair, Department of Dermatology, Scott and White Clinic

David F Butler, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Dermatology, American Society for MOHS Surgery, Association of Military Dermatologists, Phi Beta Kappa

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Drore Eisen, MD, DDS Consulting Staff, Dermatology of Southwest Ohio

Drore Eisen, MD, DDS is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology, American Academy of Oral Medicine, American Dental Association

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

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

Disclosure: Received income in an amount equal to or greater than $250 from: Elsevier; WebMD.

Shyam Verma, MBBS, DVD, FAAD Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology, University of Virginia School of Medicine; Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology, State University of New York at Stonybrook School of Medicine; Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Shyam Verma, MBBS, DVD, FAAD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Oslei paes de Almeida, PhD; Maria Regina Sposto, DDS, PhD, MDSc, Associate Professor, Department of Oral Surgery, Faculdade de Odontologia de Araraquara; Consulting Staff, Department of Oral Diagnosis and Surgery, Faculdade de Odontologia de Araraquara, Brazil

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Maria Regina Sposto, DDS, PhD, MDSc(Dental Science), PhD(Dentistry) Associate Professor of Oral Diagnosis and Oral Medicine, Consulting Staff, Department of Oral Surgery and Diagnosis, Faculdade de Odontologia de Araraquara, UNESP-Universidade Estadual Paulista, Brazil

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