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mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B4%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%B4%D5%A1" title="Դերմա – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Դերմա" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dermo" title="Dermo – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Dermo" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dermis" title="Dermis – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Dermis" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derma" 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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="background-color:dimgray; color: white">Dermis</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Skin.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Skin.png/250px-Skin.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="257" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Skin.png/375px-Skin.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Skin.png/500px-Skin.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="1029" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Cross-section of human skin</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a 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href="/wiki/Terminologia_Anatomica" title="Terminologia Anatomica">TA2</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ta2viewer.openanatomy.org/?id=7047">7047</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Terminologia_Histologica" title="Terminologia Histologica">TH</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ifaa.unifr.ch/Public/EntryPage/PDF/TH%20Chapter%20H3.12.pdf">H3.12.00.1.03001 </a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Foundational_Model_of_Anatomy" title="Foundational Model of Anatomy">FMA</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bioportal.bioontology.org/ontologies/FMA/?p=classes&conceptid=http%3A%2F%2Fpurl.org%2Fsig%2Font%2Ffma%2Ffma70323">70323</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><a href="/wiki/Anatomical_terminology" title="Anatomical terminology">Anatomical terminology</a><div style="text-align: right;"><small class="noprint">[<a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q505531" class="extiw" title="d:Q505531">edit on Wikidata</a>]</small></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>dermis</b> or <b>corium</b> is a layer of <a href="/wiki/Skin" title="Skin">skin</a> between the <a href="/wiki/Epidermis_(skin)" class="mw-redirect" title="Epidermis (skin)">epidermis</a> (with which it makes up the <a href="/wiki/Cutis_(anatomy)" title="Cutis (anatomy)">cutis</a>) and <a href="/wiki/Subcutaneous_tissue" title="Subcutaneous tissue">subcutaneous tissues</a>, that primarily consists of <a href="/wiki/Dense_irregular_connective_tissue" title="Dense irregular connective tissue">dense irregular connective tissue</a> and cushions the body from stress and strain. It is divided into two layers, the superficial area adjacent to the epidermis called the papillary region and a deep thicker area known as the reticular dermis.<sup id="cite_ref-Andrews_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Andrews-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The dermis is tightly connected to the epidermis through a <a href="/wiki/Basement_membrane" title="Basement membrane">basement membrane</a>. Structural components of the dermis are <a href="/wiki/Collagen" title="Collagen">collagen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Elastic_fiber" title="Elastic fiber">elastic fibers</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Ground_substance" title="Ground substance">extrafibrillar matrix</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Lookingbill_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lookingbill-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It also contains <a href="/wiki/Mechanoreceptor" title="Mechanoreceptor">mechanoreceptors</a> that provide the sense of <a href="/wiki/Touch" class="mw-redirect" title="Touch">touch</a> and <a href="/wiki/Thermoreceptor" title="Thermoreceptor">thermoreceptors</a> that provide the sense of <a href="/wiki/Heat" title="Heat">heat</a>. In addition, <a href="/wiki/Hair_follicles" class="mw-redirect" title="Hair follicles">hair follicles</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sweat_glands" class="mw-redirect" title="Sweat glands">sweat glands</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sebaceous_glands" class="mw-redirect" title="Sebaceous glands">sebaceous glands (oil glands)</a>, <a href="/wiki/Apocrine_glands" class="mw-redirect" title="Apocrine glands">apocrine glands</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lymphatic_vessels" class="mw-redirect" title="Lymphatic vessels">lymphatic vessels</a>, nerves and <a href="/wiki/Blood_vessels" class="mw-redirect" title="Blood vessels">blood vessels</a> are present in the dermis. Those blood vessels provide nourishment and waste removal for both dermal and epidermal cells. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Structure">Structure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dermis&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Structure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The dermis is composed of three major types of <a href="/wiki/Cell_(biology)" title="Cell (biology)">cells</a>:<sup id="cite_ref-ageingskin_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ageingskin-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Fibroblasts" class="mw-redirect" title="Fibroblasts">fibroblasts</a>, <a href="/wiki/Macrophages" class="mw-redirect" title="Macrophages">macrophages</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Mast_cells" class="mw-redirect" title="Mast cells">mast cells</a>. </p><p>Apart from these cells, the dermis is also composed of <a href="/wiki/Matrix_(biology)" title="Matrix (biology)">matrix</a> components such as <a href="/wiki/Collagen" title="Collagen">collagen</a> (which provides <a href="/wiki/Strength_of_materials" title="Strength of materials">strength</a>), <a href="/wiki/Elastin" title="Elastin">elastin</a> (which provides <a href="/wiki/Elasticity_(physics)" title="Elasticity (physics)">elasticity</a>), and <a href="/wiki/Ground_substance" title="Ground substance">extrafibrillar matrix</a>, an extracellular gel-like substance primarily composed of <a href="/wiki/Glycosaminoglycans" class="mw-redirect" title="Glycosaminoglycans">glycosaminoglycans</a> (most notably <a href="/wiki/Hyaluronan" class="mw-redirect" title="Hyaluronan">hyaluronan</a>), <a href="/wiki/Proteoglycans" class="mw-redirect" title="Proteoglycans">proteoglycans</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Glycoproteins" class="mw-redirect" title="Glycoproteins">glycoproteins</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ageingskin_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ageingskin-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Layers">Layers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dermis&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Layers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Blausen_0802_Skin_DermalCirculation.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Blausen_0802_Skin_DermalCirculation.png/250px-Blausen_0802_Skin_DermalCirculation.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Blausen_0802_Skin_DermalCirculation.png/375px-Blausen_0802_Skin_DermalCirculation.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Blausen_0802_Skin_DermalCirculation.png/500px-Blausen_0802_Skin_DermalCirculation.png 2x" data-file-width="2500" data-file-height="2000" /></a><figcaption>Illustration of dermal circulation and layers</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Papillary_dermis">Papillary dermis</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dermis&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Papillary dermis"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <b>papillary dermis</b> is the uppermost layer of the dermis. It intertwines with the <a href="/wiki/Rete_ridges" class="mw-redirect" title="Rete ridges">rete ridges</a> of the epidermis and is composed of fine and loosely arranged collagen fibers.<sup id="cite_ref-Lookingbill_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lookingbill-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The papillary region is composed of loose <a href="/wiki/Areolar_connective_tissue" class="mw-redirect" title="Areolar connective tissue">areolar connective tissue</a>. It is named for its fingerlike projections called <i>papillae</i> or <i>dermal papillae</i> specifically, that extend toward the epidermis and contain either terminal networks of <a href="/wiki/Blood" title="Blood">blood</a> <a href="/wiki/Capillaries" class="mw-redirect" title="Capillaries">capillaries</a> or tactile <a href="/wiki/Meissner%27s_corpuscles" class="mw-redirect" title="Meissner's corpuscles">Meissner's corpuscles</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 208px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 206px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Epidermis,_papillary_dermis_and_reticular_dermis.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Epidermis, papillary dermis and reticular dermis."><img alt="Epidermis, papillary dermis and reticular dermis." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Epidermis%2C_papillary_dermis_and_reticular_dermis.png/309px-Epidermis%2C_papillary_dermis_and_reticular_dermis.png" decoding="async" width="206" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Epidermis%2C_papillary_dermis_and_reticular_dermis.png/463px-Epidermis%2C_papillary_dermis_and_reticular_dermis.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Epidermis%2C_papillary_dermis_and_reticular_dermis.png/618px-Epidermis%2C_papillary_dermis_and_reticular_dermis.png 2x" data-file-width="843" data-file-height="737" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Epidermis, papillary dermis and reticular dermis.</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Dermal_papillae">Dermal papillae</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dermis&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Dermal papillae"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="background-color:dimgray; color: white">Dermal papillae</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Gray936.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Gray936.png/250px-Gray936.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="187" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Gray936.png/375px-Gray936.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/13/Gray936.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="374" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Papilla of the hand, treated with acetic acid. Magnified 350 times.<br /><br />A. Side view of a papilla of the hand. <br />a. Cortical layer. <br />b. Tactile corpuscle. <br />c. Small nerve of the papilla, with <a href="/wiki/Neurolemma" class="mw-redirect" title="Neurolemma">neurolemma</a>. <br />d. Its two nervous fibers running in spiral coils around the tactile corpuscle. <br />e. Apparent termination of one of these fibers. <br /><br />B. Tactile papilla seen from above so as to show its transverse section. <br />a. Cortical layer. <br />b. Nerve fiber. <br />c. Outer layer of the tactile body, with nuclei. <br />d. Clear interior substance.</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef">Details</th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef">Identifiers</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Latin" title="Latin">Latin</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><i>papillae dermis</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Medical_Subject_Headings" title="Medical Subject Headings">MeSH</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D020405">D020405</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Terminologia_Anatomica" title="Terminologia Anatomica">TA98</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ifaa.unifr.ch/Public/EntryPage/TA98%20Tree/Entity%20TA98%20EN/16.0.00.010%20Entity%20TA98%20EN.htm">A16.0.00.010</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Terminologia_Anatomica" title="Terminologia Anatomica">TA2</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ta2viewer.openanatomy.org/?id=7047">7047</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Terminologia_Histologica" title="Terminologia Histologica">TH</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ifaa.unifr.ch/Public/EntryPage/PDF/TH%20Chapter%20H3.12.pdf">H3.12.00.1.03001 </a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Foundational_Model_of_Anatomy" title="Foundational Model of Anatomy">FMA</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bioportal.bioontology.org/ontologies/FMA/?p=classes&conceptid=http%3A%2F%2Fpurl.org%2Fsig%2Font%2Ffma%2Ffma70323">70323</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><a href="/wiki/Anatomical_terminology" title="Anatomical terminology">Anatomical terminology</a><div style="text-align: right;"><small class="noprint">[<a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q505531" class="extiw" title="d:Q505531">edit on Wikidata</a>]</small></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The dermal papillae (DP) (singular <i>papilla</i>, diminutive of Latin <i>papula</i>, 'pimple') are small, nipple-like extensions (or interdigitations) of the dermis into the <a href="/wiki/Epidermis_(skin)" class="mw-redirect" title="Epidermis (skin)">epidermis</a>. At the surface of the skin in hands and feet, they appear as epidermal, papillary or friction ridges (colloquially known as <a href="/wiki/Fingerprint" title="Fingerprint">fingerprints</a>). </p><p>Blood vessels in the dermal papillae nourish all <a href="/wiki/Hair_follicle" title="Hair follicle">hair follicles</a> and bring nutrients and oxygen to the lower layers of epidermal cells. The pattern of ridges produced in hands and feet are partly genetically determined features that are developed before birth. They remain substantially unaltered (except in size) throughout life, and therefore determine the patterns of fingerprints, making them useful in certain functions of personal identification.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The dermal papillae are part of the uppermost layer of the dermis, the papillary dermis, and the ridges they form greatly increase the surface area between the dermis and epidermis. Because the main function of the dermis is to support the epidermis, this greatly increases the exchange of oxygen, nutrients, and waste products between these two layers. Additionally, the increase in the surface area prevents the dermal and epidermal layers from separating by strengthening the junction between them. With age, the papillae tend to flatten and sometimes increase in number.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The skin of the hands and fingers and the feet and toes is known by forensic scientists as friction ridge skin. It is known by anatomists as thick skin, volar skin or hairless skin. It has raised ridges, a thicker and more complex epidermis, increased sensory abilities, and the absence of hair and sebaceous glands. The ridges increase friction for improved grasping.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Dermal papillae also play a pivotal role in hair formation, growth and cycling.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/Mucous_membrane" title="Mucous membrane">mucous membranes</a>, the equivalent structures to dermal papillae are generally termed "connective tissue papillae", which interdigitate with the <a href="/wiki/Rete_pegs" title="Rete pegs">rete pegs</a> of the superficial epithelium. Dermal papillae are less pronounced in thin skin areas. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Reticular_dermis">Reticular dermis</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dermis&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Reticular dermis"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <b>reticular dermis</b> is the lower layer of the dermis, found under the papillary dermis, composed of <a href="/wiki/Dense_irregular_connective_tissue" title="Dense irregular connective tissue">dense irregular connective tissue</a> featuring densely-packed collagen fibers. It is the primary location of dermal elastic fibers.<sup id="cite_ref-Lookingbill_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lookingbill-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The reticular region is usually much thicker than the overlying papillary dermis. It receives its name from the dense concentration of <a href="/wiki/Collagenous" class="mw-redirect" title="Collagenous">collagenous</a>, <a href="/wiki/Elasticity_(physics)" title="Elasticity (physics)">elastic</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Reticular_fiber" title="Reticular fiber">reticular fibers</a> that weave throughout it. These <a href="/wiki/Protein" title="Protein">protein</a> fibers give the dermis its properties of <a href="/wiki/Strength_of_materials" title="Strength of materials">strength</a>, <a href="/wiki/Extensibility" title="Extensibility">extensibility</a>, and elasticity. Within the reticular region are the <a href="/wiki/Roots_of_the_hair" class="mw-redirect" title="Roots of the hair">roots of the hair</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sebaceous_glands" class="mw-redirect" title="Sebaceous glands">sebaceous glands</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sweat_glands" class="mw-redirect" title="Sweat glands">sweat glands</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cutaneous_receptor" title="Cutaneous receptor">receptors</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nail_(anatomy)" title="Nail (anatomy)">nails</a>, and blood vessels. The orientation of collagen fibers within the reticular dermis creates lines of tension called <a href="/wiki/Langer%27s_lines" title="Langer's lines">Langer's lines</a>, which are of some relevance in surgery and wound healing.<sup id="cite_ref-ross_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ross-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dermis&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cutaneous_conditions" class="mw-redirect" title="List of cutaneous conditions">List of cutaneous conditions</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dermis&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Andrews-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Andrews_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). <i>Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology</i> (10th ed.). 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Action_photo_of_nasal_spray_on_a_black_background.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Action_photo_of_nasal_spray_on_a_black_background.jpg/30px-Action_photo_of_nasal_spray_on_a_black_background.jpg" decoding="async" width="30" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Action_photo_of_nasal_spray_on_a_black_background.jpg/45px-Action_photo_of_nasal_spray_on_a_black_background.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Action_photo_of_nasal_spray_on_a_black_background.jpg/60px-Action_photo_of_nasal_spray_on_a_black_background.jpg 2x" data-file-width="680" data-file-height="1024" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nasal_spray" title="Nasal spray">Nasal spray</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ear_drop" 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