Chapter 20: Rosacea

Background erythema with overlying papules on the medial cheeks, glabella, and chin in a Black woman with rosacea. (Reproduced with permission from Alexis AF, Callender VD, Baldwin HE, et al. Global epidemiology and clinical spectrum of rosacea, highlighting skin of color: Review and clinical practice experience. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2019;80(6):1722-1729.)

Bright-pink papules overlying a background of erythema along the nose, cheeks, chin, jawline, and perioral skin. Note the bright-pink telangiectasias along the nasal ala. (From Usatine RP, Smith MA, Mayeaux EJ Jr, et al. The Color Atlas and Synopsis of Family Medicine, 3rd ed. New York, NY: McGraw Hill; 2019, Figure 119-8. Reproduced with permission from Richard P. Usatine, MD.)

Pink papules with a background of erythema visible along the right cheek and chin. (From Usatine RP, Smith MA, Mayeaux EJ Jr, et al. The Color Atlas and Synopsis of Family Medicine, 3rd ed. New York, NY: McGraw Hill; 2019, Figure 119-9. Reproduced with permission from Richard P. Usatine, MD.)

Inflammatory papules and pustules on the cheek and perioral skin of a young Middle Eastern woman. (Reproduced with permission from Taylor SC, Kelly AP, Lim HW, et al. Taylor and Kelly’s Dermatology for Skin of Color, 2nd ed. New York, NY: McGraw Hill; 2016, Figure 92-8.)

Diffuse bright-pink–red erythema on the face, with periocular sparing and overlying inflammatory papules. (From Usatine RP, Smith MA, Mayeaux EJ Jr, et al. The Color Atlas and Synopsis of Family Medicine, 3rd ed. New York, NY: McGraw Hill; 2019, Figure 119-1. Reproduced with permission from Richard P. Usatine, MD.)

Bright-pink telangiectatic patches along the nose, cheeks, and upper cutaneous lip, with an inflammatory papule visible inferior to the left nasal ala in a middle-aged Hispanic woman. (From Usatine RP, Smith MA, Mayeaux EJ Jr, et al. The Color Atlas and Synopsis of Family Medicine, 3rd ed. New York, NY: McGraw Hill; 2019, Figure 119-6. Reproduced with permission from Richard P. Usatine, MD.)