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A cutaneous disorder primarily of convexities of the central part of the FACE, such as FOREHEAD; CHEEK; NOSE; and CHIN. It is characterized by FLUSHING; ERYTHEMA; EDEMA; RHINOPHYMA; papules; and ocular symptoms. It may occur at any age but typically after age 30. There are various subtypes of rosacea: erythematotelangiectatic, papulopustular, phymatous, and ocular (National Rosacea Society's Expert Committee on the Classification and Staging of Rosacea, J Am Acad Dermatol 2002; 46:584-7).
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- Acne Rosacea
- Erythematotelangiectatic Rosacea
- Granulomatous Rosacea
- Ocular Rosacea
- Papulopustular Rosacea
- Phymatous Rosacea
- Rosacea, Erythematotelangiectatic
- Rosacea, Granulomatous
- Rosacea, Ocular
- Rosacea, Papulopustular
- Rosacea, Phymatous
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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2005, 1963-1992
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Rosacea. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012393. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012393
- Rosacea. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosacea
- Rosacea. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q831530