What is Rosacea?
What is Rosacea?
- Rosacea: Inflammatory rash affecting cheeks, nose, forehead, chin.
- Rosacea: 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).
Source - Diseases Database
- Rosacea: a skin disease of adults (more often women) in which blood vessels of the face enlarge resulting in a flushed appearance.
Source - WordNet 2.1
Rosacea: Introduction
Types of Rosacea:
Types of Rosacea:
- Prerosacea - the earliest stages.
- Vascular rosacea - common in women.
- Inflammatory rosacea
- Rhinophyma - sometimes in men.
- more types...»
Broader types of Rosacea:
How many people get Rosacea?
Prevalance of Rosacea: 13 million people in the United States (NIAMS)
Prevalance Rate of Rosacea: approx 1 in 20 or 4.78% or 13 million people in USA [about data]
Prevalance of Rosacea:
Approximately 13 million people in the United States have
rosacea. (Source: excerpt from Questions and Answers About Rosacea: NIAMS)
Who gets Rosacea?
Patient Profile for Rosacea: Typically age 30-60.
Profile for Rosacea: It usually occurs in adults between the ages of 30 and 60.
Women are more often affected by mild to moderate rosacea than men, but
the disorder is often more severe when it strikes men. Although rosacea
can develop in people of any skin color, it tends to occur most
frequently in people with fair skin. A tendency to develop rosacea may
be inherited; often, several people in a family have it. (Source: excerpt from Questions and Answers About Rosacea: NIAMS)
Gender Profile for Rosacea: Women more common than men, but men more severely affected.
Race Profile for Rosacea: More common in fair skinned races.
How serious is Rosacea?
Complications of Rosacea:
see complications of Rosacea
What causes Rosacea?
Causes of Rosacea: see causes of Rosacea
Cause of Rosacea: Unknown. Probably a blood vessel disorder. May involve the Demodex folliculorum mite or Helicobacter pylori bacteria.
Risk factors for Rosacea:
see
risk factors for Rosacea
What are the symptoms of Rosacea?
Symptoms of Rosacea:
see symptoms of Rosacea
Complications of Rosacea:
see complications of Rosacea
Can anyone else get Rosacea?
Inheritance:
see inheritance of Rosacea
Rosacea: Testing
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Rosacea.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Rosacea.
How is it treated?
Doctors and Medical Specialists for Rosacea: Dermatologist
;
see also doctors and medical specialists for Rosacea.
Treatments for Rosacea:
see treatments for Rosacea
Research for Rosacea:
see research for Rosacea
Society issues for Rosacea
Hospitalization statistics for Rosacea:
The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Rosacea:
- 0.003% (336) of hospital consultant episodes were for rosacea in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 99% of hospital consultant episodes for rosacea required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 62% of hospital consultant episodes for rosacea were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 38% of hospital consultant episodes for rosacea were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- more statistics...»
Organs Affected by Rosacea:
Organs and body systems related to Rosacea include:
Name and Aliases of Rosacea
Main name of condition: Rosacea
Other names or spellings for Rosacea:
acne rosacea
Rhinophyma
Source - Diseases Database
Rosacea, Acne rosacea
Source - WordNet 2.1
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