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Rosacea is another chronic skin disorder whose symptoms include abnormal vascular and inflammatory conditions. Clinical manifestations might be severe and include flushing, facial erythema, inflammatory papules and pustules, telangiectasias, edema, and watery or irritated eyes. (DOI: 10.4155/cli.11.50,Issn Print: 2041-6792). Taking into account many factors, four main classes of rosacea were distinguished: erythematotelangiectatic, papulopustular, phymatous, and ocular . (PMID: 14959940)
Patients with the first subtype suffer from flushing and persistent facial erythema, sometimes accompanied by telangiectasias. The second subtype of rosacea is characterized by the presence of papules and pustules. Patients with the phymatous subtype show symptoms

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