Achor
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Achor is an obsolete dermatological term introduced by Willan to describe small pustules with a viscous, honey-yellow content. It refers to crustaceous eczema of the scalp characterized by abundant crusts and underlying red, easily bleeding papillary proliferations of the skin.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
ACHOR (from the Greek for scurf), an obsolete term by Willan to designate small pustules with a viscous, honey-yellow content. Achor granulatus, tinea granulata, or mucor granulosus is crustaceous eczema of the scalp characterized by the presence of an abundant amount of crusts, upon the shedding of which red, easily bleeding, papillary proliferations of the skin are revealed.
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“Achor.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/achor/