HISTORY
In the sixth century CE, the term “acne” was first used by the Emperor Justinian’s physician, Aetius Amidenus. It was later translated from Greek into Latin, and through these translations confusion arose regarding its original meaning. The debate continues as to whether its origin is from the Greek acme, meaning peak, or whether acne was actually the original term. Its use became obsolete until the 1800s, when “acne” regained a place in medical dictionaries. In 1842, Erasmus Wilson separated acne simplex (acne vulgaris) from acne rosacea.