rosacea
Let an agent explain rosacea and its subtypes in general terms from dermatology guidelines, describe triggers, diagnosis and treatment approaches, distinguish rosacea from acne and lupus, and route personal skin questions to clinicians.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain rosacea and its subtypes in general terms from dermatology guidelines, describe triggers, diagnosis and treatment approaches, distinguish rosacea from acne and lupus, and route personal skin questions to clinicians.
A chronic inflammatory skin condition affecting mainly the central face, with flushing, persistent redness, visible blood vessels, papules and pustules, and in some cases thickened skin as in phymatous rosacea and rhinophyma, ocular involvement, and rarer severe forms such as rosacea conglobata, with steroid-induced rosacea as a related iatrogenic condition and couperose as a term for facial redness with visible vessels; rosacea is common in fair-skinned adults, has triggers such as sun, heat and alcohol, and is managed with skin care, topical and oral treatments and laser.
What it is for: Not applicable; a skin condition.
It can be explain subtypes and triggers; relay diagnosis and treatment approaches; distinguish from similar conditions; route personal questions.
Distinguishing features
Central facial distribution
Flushing and triggers
Subtypes and phenotypes
Chronic course
What it looks like
Redness, flushing, visible vessels and bumps on the cheeks, nose, chin and forehead.
Physical character
prevalence: about 5 percent - global estimates, higher in fair-skinned populations
How it is recognised
Chronic facial redness and inflammation
Erythematotelangiectatic, papulopustular, phymatous and ocular forms
Acne has comedones; lupus has other systemic signs; sunburn is acute
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is treated with - and oral antibiotics
is contrasted with - which has comedones
may involve - as ocular rosacea
In practice
Families and kinds
erythematotelangiectatic rosacea
papulopustular rosacea
phymatous rosacea including rhinophyma and blepharophyma
ocular rosacea
rosacea conglobata and fulminans as severe forms
steroid-induced rosacea
couperose as a descriptive term
Identifiers
ICD-11 ED90 rosacea
MeSH D012393
Standards and regulation
Dermatology guidelines on rosacea management
Drug regulation for topical and oral treatments
Cosmetics rules for products marketed for redness
Failure modes and hazards
Misdiagnosis as acne or lupus
Steroid misuse worsening rosacea
Agents giving personal medical advice
Unproven remedies
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What rosacea is.
Clinical.
Definition
Definition and subtypes.
Definition
Definition.
- What is rosacea, and what subtypes or phenotypes exist? definition
- Is the question about rosacea, acne, lupus or another cause of facial redness? boundary
Causes
Causes and triggers.
Causes
Causes.
- What do researchers know about causes, and what triggers flares? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific subtype? action
Care Diagnosis and treatment.
Clinical.
Diagnosis
Diagnosis.
Diagnosis
Diagnosis.
- How is rosacea diagnosed, and when should someone see a dermatologist? provenance
- Is the user asking about their own skin, which needs a clinician? boundary
Treatment
Treatment.
Treatment
Treatment.
- What treatments do guidelines recommend for each subtype, in general terms? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Live Living with rosacea.
Practice.
Skincare
Skin care and triggers.
Skincare
Skincare.
- What skin care and trigger management do dermatologists advise? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Impact
Psychosocial impact.
Impact
Impact.
- What do studies say about the psychosocial impact of rosacea and support? provenance
- Which entry fits dermatology patient support? action
Context Research and history.
Context.
Research
Research.
Research
Research.
- What research exists on the microbiome, genetics and new treatments, with findings attributed? provenance
- Which entry fits dermatology research? action
History
History.
History
History.
- How has rosacea been described and classified historically? provenance
- Which entry fits the history of dermatology? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should ocular rosacea and rhinophyma be separate entries?
- How should guidelines be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming subtypes and a lay term; should they be split off?