An update on the treatment of rosacea.

نویسندگان

  • Alexis Lara Rivero
  • Margot Whitfeld
چکیده

Rosacea is a common chronic relapsing inflammatory skin condition which mostly affects the central face, with women being more affected than men.1 The pathophysiology is not completely understood, but dysregulation of the immune system, as well as changes in the nervous and the vascular system have been identified. Microbes that are part of the normal skin flora, and specifically in the pilo-sebaceous unit – including Demodex mites and Staphylococcus epidermidis – may also play a role as triggers of rosacea.2,3

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Australian prescriber

دوره 41 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2018