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Review
. 2024 Jan 23:17:175-190.
doi: 10.2147/CCID.S391705. eCollection 2024.

Rosacea: Practical Guidance and Challenges for Clinical Management

Cassidy Nguyen #  1 , Guilherme Kuceki #  1 , Michael Birdsall  1 , Dev Ram Sahni  2   3 , Vikram Nath Sahni  2 , Christopher M Hull  2
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Rosacea: Practical Guidance and Challenges for Clinical Management

Cassidy Nguyen et al. Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol. .

Abstract

Rosacea is a common chronic dermatosis. Clinically, rosacea can present with flushing, erythema, papules, pustules, telangiectasias, phymatous changes, pruritus, burning, and stinging. In 2017, the National Rosacea Society Expert Committee recommended a phenotype-based classification for therapy. In this review, we identify monotherapies and multimodal treatment approaches for the clinical management of rosacea including topical, systemic, laser and light, alternative, and combination therapies.

Keywords: combination therapy; management; monotherapy; rosacea; therapy; treatment.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors report no conflicts of interest in this work.

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Figure 1
Rosacea triggers. The color blue represents components contributing to the pathophysiology of rosacea-related cutaneous changes. The color red represents treatments and their respective inhibitory effects.
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