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Rosacea (roe-ZAY-she-uh) is a common skin condition that causes flushing or long-term redness on your face. It also may cause enlarged blood vessels and small, pus-filled bumps. Some symptoms may flare for weeks to months and then go away for a while.
To determine whether you have rosacea, a doctor or other healthcare professional examines your skin and asks about your symptoms. You may have tests to rule out other conditions, such as psoriasis or lupus.
Stinging, burning and redness — oh my. While rosacea can’t be cured, it can be managed. What is rosacea? Rosacea is a chronic skin condition thought to result from a complex interaction of many factors. Generally, rosacea affects the center of the face.
Ocular rosacea (roe-ZAY-she-uh) is inflammation that causes redness, burning and itching of the eyes. It often develops in people who have rosacea, a chronic skin condition that affects the face. Sometimes ocular (eye) rosacea is the first sign that you may later develop the facial type.
Learn about symptoms, causes and treatments of ocular rosacea — an eye condition that often affects people who have skin rosacea.
Pityriasis (pit-ih-RIE-uh-sis) rosea can happen at any age but is most common between the ages of 10 and 35. It tends to go away on its own within 10 weeks. Treatment may help relieve the symptoms. The rash persists for several weeks and heals without scarring.
Metronidazole topical gel is used to treat inflammatory lesions (pimples and red bumps) caused by rosacea. Rosacea is a skin disease that causes redness and pimples on your nose, cheeks, chin, and forehead. This medicine is available only with your doctor's prescription.
Learn about the symptoms, skin care tips and medicines for this common skin condition of the face that causes flushing and spider veins.
In most cases, your health care provider can identify pityriasis rosea by looking at the rash. You might need a scraping or possibly a skin biopsy, which involves taking a small piece of the rash for testing. This test can help tell a pityriasis rosea rash from other, similar rashes.
It's caused by a virus that spreads from person to person. It can cause a high fever followed by a rash that doesn't itch or hurt. About a quarter of the people with roseola get a rash. Roseola, also known as sixth disease, usually isn't serious, and it goes away on its own in a week or so.