Lectures on acne, acne rosacea, lichen and prurigo / by Tom Robinson, Physician to St. John's Hospital for Skin Diseases.
- Robinson, Tom
- Date:
- 1884
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Lectures on acne, acne rosacea, lichen and prurigo / by Tom Robinson, Physician to St. John's Hospital for Skin Diseases. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![ACNE . GliEAT deal of discussion lias taken place -* resjiecting the word Acne ; some have asserted that the word is a corruption of the Greek noun Acme, or highest jioint of manhood and womanliood ; according to my own o]iinion and that of many others the word is from the Greek Acne, that is bloom or efflorescence, lie this as it may, we mean now by acne, a disease which is most usually found on the face, shoulders, and chest, which, histologically, is an abnormal condition of the sebaceous glands, their secretion, and the surrounding cellular tissue. We apply the noun with an adjective when we speak of Acne rosacea; and for the purjioses of description it is best to retain these names, which convey a definite signi- ficance, and have been used for so many years.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29012909_0013.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
