Rosacea

Rosacea: Introduction

Rosacea: Rosacea, previously called acne rosacea, is a chronic skin disease that affects both the skin and the eyes. The disorder is characterized ... more about Rosacea.

Rosacea: Inflammatory rash affecting cheeks, nose, forehead, chin. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Rosacea is available below.

Symptoms of Rosacea

• Skin redness
• Skin bumps
• Skin pimples
• Thickened nasal skin - in later stages
• Broken small facial blood vessels
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 40 symptoms of Rosacea

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Rosacea:

• Home Drug Tests
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  • Home Alcohol Tests
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  • Methamphetamine Tests
  • Opiate Drug Tests
  • Benzodiazepine Drug Tests
  • Multiple Drug Screening Kits
• Smoking-Related Disorders: Home Testing:
  • Nicotine Home Tests
  • Home Lung Function Tests
  • Asthma-Related Home Testing
• more tests...»

Rosacea: Complications

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Medical Textbooks Online about Rosacea

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Rosacea?

• Misdiagnosis of Rosacea

Rosacea: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

Products, offers and promotion categories available for Rosacea:

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Misdiagnosis and Rosacea

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Rosacea: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Face / Facial / Oral Health Specialists:
  • Oral Pathology
  • Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Facial Plastic Surgery
• Teen Health Specialists:
  • Adolescent Medicine (Teen Health)
  • Pediatric / Adolescent Psychiatry
• Immune-Related Disease Specialists (Immunology):
  • Allergy & Immunology (Allergies & Immune Diseases)
  • Pediatric Allergy and Immunology (Child Allergies & Immune Diseases)
  • Immunopathology
  • Dermatological Immunology / Diagnostic Laboratory
  • Clinical & Laboratory Immunology
• Skin Health Specialists (Dermatology):
  • Dermatology (Skin Health Specialists)
  • Dermatopathology
  • Pediatric Dermatology (Child Skin Health)
  • Dermatological Immunology / Diagnostic Laboratory (Skin Allergies)
• more specialists...»

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Hospitals & Clinics: Rosacea

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Rosacea:

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Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Rosacea, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Causes of Rosacea

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Treatments for Rosacea

• Antibiotics
  • Topical antibiotic
  • Metronidazole
  • Topical metronidazole
  • Oral antibiotic
• more treatments...»

See full list of 39 treatments for Rosacea

News Archives for Rosacea

Medical news articles related to Rosacea include:

• Sunburn Might Play a Role in Rosacea
• Health Tip: Exercising If You Have Rosacea
• Health Tip: Reducing Rosacea
• Researchers Identify Cause of Rosacea
• New Laser Combo Therapy Zaps Acne
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

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Patient Surveys for Rosacea

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• Survey about the symptoms of your Rosacea
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Reseach about Rosacea

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Clinical Trials for Rosacea

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Rosacea include:

• A Clinical Trial to Determine the Effects of 40 Mg Doxycycline Versus a Placebo Control for the Treatment of Rosacea - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - doxycycline
• A Phase II, Randomized Study of ACZONE (Dapsone) Gel, 5% for Papulopustular Rosacea. - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Vehicle control, 2x/day,ACZONE (dapsone) Gel, 5%, 2x/day,ACZONE (dapsone) Gel, 5%, 1x/day,MetroGel® (metronidazole gel), 1.0% 1x/day,ACZONE (dapsone) Gel, 5%, 1x/day (AM) + MetroGel (metronidazole gel), 1.0%, 1x/day (PM)
• Zinc Sulfate in the Treatment of Rosacea: A Randomized, Controlled Trial - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Zinc Sulfate or placebo
• Determine the Effect of Administering Periostat(R) Twice Daily on Patients With Acne Rosacea - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - doxycycline hyclate 20 mg twice daily
• Topical Agent for Treatment of Red Skin - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Investigational Topical Agent
• more trials...»

See full list of 6 Clinical Trials for Rosacea

Statistics for Rosacea

• Medical statistics for Rosacea
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Rosacea
• Death and Mortality statistics for Rosacea
• Society statistics for Rosacea

Rosacea: Broader Related Topics

• Acne
• Blood vessel conditions
• Skin conditions
• more types...»

Types of Rosacea

Types of Rosacea

• Prerosacea - the earliest stages.
• Vascular rosacea - common in women.
• Inflammatory rosacea
• Rhinophyma - sometimes in men.
• more types...»

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Curable Types of Rosacea

Possibly curable types of Rosacea include:

• Acne vulgaris induced
• Rhinophyma related to rosacea
• Seborrhoeic dermatitis related to rosacea
• more types...»

Rare Types of Rosacea:

Rare types of Rosacea include:

• Acne vulgaris induced
• Rhinophyma related to rosacea
• Seborrhoeic dermatitis related to rosacea
• more types...»

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Article Excerpts about Rosacea

Rosacea, previously called acne rosacea, is a chronic skin disease that affects both the skin and the eyes. The disorder is characterized by redness, bumps, pimples, and, in advanced stages, thickened skin on the nose. Rosacea usually occurs on the face, although the neck and upper chest are also sometimes involved. A mild degree of eye (ocular) involvement occurs in more than 50 percent of people with rosacea. (Source: excerpt from Questions and Answers About Rosacea: NIAMS)

Definitions of 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)

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)