Fast Five Quiz: Pathogenesis and Presentation of Rosacea

William D. James, MD

July 24, 2019

Figure 1. Female patient with rosacea

The National Rosacea Society pulled together a group of experts that agreed on the characteristics of four different subtypes of rosacea:

Erythematotelangiectatic
Papulopustular
Phymatous
Ocular

Specific clinical signs and symptoms define each subtype, but importantly, subtypes can occur simultaneously, and one subtype can progress to a different subtype.

For an overview of rosacea, go here.

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