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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Lectures on acne, acne rosacea, lichen and prurigo / by Tom Robinson, Physician to St. John's Hospital for Skin Diseases.

Acne, the face, and the physician 1850-1910 / Laura H.W. Brown.

Clinical observations upon certain skin diseases. Part I / by Dyce Duckworth.

On rhinophyma or the Hammer-nose / by Balmanno Squire.

Understanding facial redness (rosacea) / author: Steve Carroll.

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Lectures on acne, acne rosacea, lichen and prurigo / by Tom Robinson, Physician to St. John's Hospital for Skin Diseases.

Acne, the face, and the physician 1850-1910 / Laura H.W. Brown.

Clinical observations upon certain skin diseases. Part I / by Dyce Duckworth.

On rhinophyma or the Hammer-nose / by Balmanno Squire.

Understanding facial redness (rosacea) / author: Steve Carroll.