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Rosacea - Background information
What is it?
- Rosacea is a chronic relapsing disease of the facial skin, characterized by recurrent episodes of facial flushing, persistent erythema, telangiectasia, papules and pustules, and eye symptoms (ocular rosacea, usually bilateral, and often described as a foreign-body sensation). Typically, it first presents at the age of 30–50 years in people who are fair-skinned; although it is more common in women, it tends to be more severe in men [Powell, 2005].
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