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A member asked:

White head milia or whiteheads on my elbow?

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Dr. Edgar Mendizabal answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Simple rule: no inflammation, milia. Inflammation, whiteheads

Dr Rhoades agreed

Answered 4/20/2019

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