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Rosacea  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Acne Rosacea

Scope note

  • 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).

History note

  • 2005, 1963-1992

In other languages

  • Finnish

  • acne rosacea
  • määrittämätön ruusufinni
  • rosacea
  • rosacea non specificata
  • rosakea
  • ruusufinniakne
  • ruusufinnitauti
  • tavallinen ruusufinni
  • Swedish

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D012393

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