Author
Darius Mehregan, MD Associate Professor, Hermann Pinkus Chairman of Dermatology, Department of Dermatology, Wayne State University School of Medicine; Clinical Associate Professor of Pathology, University of Toledo College of Medicine; Dermatopathologist, Pinkus Dermatopathology Laboratory; Consulting Staff, Department of Dermatology, J Dingell Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Darius Mehregan, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Dermatology, American Medical Association, American Society of Dermatopathology, International Society of Dermatology, International Society of Dermatopathology, Phi Beta Kappa, Society for Investigative Dermatology
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Coauthor(s)
Rahil M Dharia Wayne State University School of Medicine
Rahil M Dharia is a member of the following medical societies: American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin, American Medical Association, American Medical Student Association/Foundation, Association of Students for Hinduism Awareness, Michigan Association of Physicians of Indian Heritage
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
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
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Rosalie Elenitsas, MD Herman Beerman Professor of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; Director, Penn Cutaneous Pathology Services, Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania Health System
Rosalie Elenitsas, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology, American Medical Association, American Society of Dermatopathology, Pennsylvania Academy of Dermatology
Disclosure: Received royalty from Lippincott Williams Wilkins for textbook editor.
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
Maureen B Poh-Fitzpatrick, MD Professor Emerita of Dermatology and Special Lecturer, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Maureen B Poh-Fitzpatrick, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Dermatology, New York Academy of Medicine, New York Dermatological Society
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Jennifer Michelle Heyl, MD Resident Physician, Department of Dermatology, Wayne State University School of Medicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Acknowledgements
The authors and editors of Medscape Reference gratefully acknowledge the contributions of previous author, David Pegouske MD, to the development and writing of this article.
Basal cell fibroepithelioma (Pinkus tumor). Courtesy of L Wozniak & KW Zielinski (own work), via Wikimedia Commons.
