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Comedones - Overview

Alternative Names

Skin bumps - acne-like; Acne-like skin bumps

Definition of Comedones:

Comedones are small, flesh-colored, white, or dark bumps that give skin a rough texture. The bumps are found at the opening of a sebaceous follicle (pore). See acne.

  • Reviewed last on: 10/18/2006
  • Kevin Berman, MD, PhD, Associate, Atlanta Center for Dermatologic Disease, Atlanta, GA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.