Overview
Rosacea is a chronic inflammatory cutaneous disease of the convexities of the central face (cheeks, chin, nose and central forehead) and eyes with periorbital and perioral skin sparing. This condition is attributed to chronic vasodilation.
Remissions and exacerbations are common.
The common presenting symptoms are facial flushing, stinging/burning erythema, telangiectasia, edema, papules, pustules, ocular lesions, and hypertrophy of the sebaceous glands of the nose with fibrosis (rhinophyma).
Rosacea is a chronic disease with relapses; therefore, long-term treatment is usually required.
Treatment should start early to prevent progression of the disease to the stages of edema and irreversible fibrosis.
There is no cure for rosacea and that the available treatment options can only delay the progression of symptoms.
For further information regarding the management of Rosacea, please refer to Disease Algorithm for the Treatment Guideline.
Remissions and exacerbations are common.
The common presenting symptoms are facial flushing, stinging/burning erythema, telangiectasia, edema, papules, pustules, ocular lesions, and hypertrophy of the sebaceous glands of the nose with fibrosis (rhinophyma).
Rosacea is a chronic disease with relapses; therefore, long-term treatment is usually required.
Treatment should start early to prevent progression of the disease to the stages of edema and irreversible fibrosis.
There is no cure for rosacea and that the available treatment options can only delay the progression of symptoms.
For further information regarding the management of Rosacea, please refer to Disease Algorithm for the Treatment Guideline.
