Acmon

(ak’-mon) [aKfiuv, an anvil]. The incus. (akf-ne) [axvV> a point]. Acne vul- Acne garis; Varus; a common, usually chronic, inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, occurring mostly about the face, chest, and back. The lesions may be papular, pustular, or tubercular. It occurs usually between the ages of puberty and twenty four years, is generally worse in winter, and is a ociated with menstrual and gastrointestinal troubles. The individual lesions consist of minute pink, acuminate papules or pimples, in the center of which is a blacktopped comedo (A. punctata, A. papulosa). A., Adenoid. See Lupus, Di eminated Follicular. A. adolescentium. Synonym of A. vulgar is. A. albida. Synonym of Milium. A. artificial is, that form that disappears when the cause is removed. A. atrophic a. Synonym of A. varioliformis. A. cachecticorum, a form occurring in starved or debilitated persons after long wasting diseases, as phthisis. A. ciliaris, acne at the edges of the eyelids. A. dis semi nat a. Synonym of A. vulgar is. A. erythema tosa. Synonym of A. rosacea. frontal is. Synonym of A. varioliformis. A. general is, acne that has become general over the surface of the body. A. hypertrophic a, a stage of A. rosacea in which there is a permanent, intensely red, non-inflammatory, nodulated thickening of the tips and sides of the nose, expanding it, both laterally and longitudinally. A. indurata, a variety of A. vulgar is, characterized by chronic, livid indurations, the result of extensive per i follicular infiltration. It is especially seen in strumous subjects. A. keratosa, a rare form of acne in which a horny plug takes the place of the comedo, and by its presence excites inflammation. A. mentagra. See Sycosis. A. necrotic a. Synonym of A. varioliformis. A. papulosa. See Acne. A. picealis, Tar Acne; a form of dermatitis common in fiber-dre ers who work with paraffin and in persons otherwise brought in contact with tar or its vapor. It involves chiefly the extensor surfaces of the limbs. A. punctata, a variety of A. vulgar is. A. pustulosa, a variety of A. vulgar is, characterized by absce es. A. rodens. Synonym of A. variolifort?iis. A. rosacea. Rosacea; Telangiectasis faciei; Ncevus araneus; Brandy Nose; Whisky Nose; Spider Nevus; Spider Cancer. A chronic, hyperemic, or inflammatory affection of the skin, situated usually upon the face, especially the nose, cheeks, forehead, and chin. A. scrofulosa, a variety of A. cachecticorum, occurring in strumous children. A. sebacea. Synonym of Seborrhea. A. simplex, a variety of A. vulgar is. A. sycosiformis. Same as Sycosis non-par asitica. A. tarsi, an inflammatory affection of the large sebaceous glands of the eye-lashes (Meibomian glands). A. varioliformis, a rather rare disease, situated chiefly about the forehead, at the junction with the hairy scalp, and extending into the hair. The pustules appear in groups. Its etiology is unknown. A. vulgar is. See Acne. 31