| | Disease Ontology | MeSH |
| Disease ID: | DOID:8881 | D012393 |
| Disease Name: | rosacea | Rosacea |
| Category: | Disease Ontology | MeSH |
| Type: | | Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases |
| Define: | | 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). |
| Alias: | Acne roscea//Acne, erythematosa | Rosacea//Acne Rosacea//Phymatous Rosacea//Rosacea, Phymatous//Ocular Rosacea//Rosacea, Ocular//Papulopustular Rosacea//Rosacea, Papulopustular//Erythematotelangiectatic Rosacea//Rosacea, Erythematotelangiectatic//Granulomatous Rosacea//Rosacea, Granulomatous |
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