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Rosacea: A Common, Yet Commonly Overlooked, Condition -- American ...

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Sort Desciption: Rosacea is a common, but often overlooked, skin condition that can lead to significant facial disfigurement, emotional suffering, and serious ocular complications if left untreated. ...

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Rosacea is a common, but often overlooked, skin condition that can lead to significant facial disfigurement, emotional suffering, and serious ocular complications if left untreated. Little is known about the epidemiology of rosacea, but the condition most frequently occurs in persons between 30 and 50 years of age and in fairskinned persons of northern European descent. Studies have shown that women are affected about two to three times more frequently than men. Rosacea may be underdiagnosed because patients may not discuss the symptoms with their physician and because some physicians may not recognize the disorder. Rosacea may be overlooked in nonwhites because of a low index of suspicion or because skin pigmentation results in an atypical presentation. Ocular complications and late manifestations of rosacea may occur in a disproportionate number of dark-skinned persons. Although rosacea can occur in the teenaged years, the incidence of rosacea in this age group is probably low. The incidence of rhinophyma, the most obvious stigma of rosacea, is unknown and occurs more often in men. The prevalence of rosacea appears to be increasing in the United States ; this may be a result of the aging of the "baby-boom" generation, rather than an increase in incidence. ...

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