A Disease Called Rosacea

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This paper looks at rosacea, a chronic skin disorder that not affects the skin but also the eyes. The skin disorder is not curable but if treated appropriately, can be kept under control. This paper also looks at the millions of people globally, that suffer from this painful and what can be disfiguring disorder.

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"Rosacea is broken down into four categories, pre-rosacea, vascular rosacea, inflammatory rosacea and a condition called rhinophyma. In the earliest stage, known as pre-rosacea, physical symptoms are characterized by episodes of redness on the face and neck. (Habif, 2004) In this stage the rosacea is not noticeable all the time but the person will have "flare ups", that can be caused by a number of issues. Prolonged sun exposure, spicy foods, cold/hot weather can all be causes of the flare up in the pre-rosacea stage. The second category is known as vascular rosacea, which includes telangiectasia. . The Wilkipedia defines telangiectasia, as the swelling of the blood vessels, which leads to the appearance of flushed and red skin (2006). According to Habif, the second stage, or vasular rosacea is more common in females. The third stage is known as inflammatory rosacea and the patient develops red bumps and the blood vessels show through the skin which looks like red lines on the face."

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