Skin Disorders – Do You Spell It Roseca, Rosacae or Acne Rosacea?
In our opinion, the skin disorder labeled “rosacea” is one of the most misspelled disorders in the medical field. It is incorrectly labeled rosacia, rosecea, roseacea, roscea and a host of other names, but the correct spelling of this aggravating skin affliction is R-o-s-a-c-e-a. You will also hear this skin disorder called “acne” rosacea because its symptoms (e.g. whiteheads and pimples) closely resembling the widespread skin condition called Acne Vulgaris, meaning ‘common acne.’ But rosacia is quite a different animal . This skin disease generally is noticed on the skin on the face and is typified by periods of remission followed by flare-ups. A primary difference between Acne Vulgaris and rosacea is that rosacea typically commences after the age of 30 and can be “caught” by individuals well into their mid to late 40’s. Common Misspellings of The Term Rosacea We have found that an amazing ten percent of the searches performed on leading search engines by men and women searching for m