What is rosacea?

Rosacea is a chronic skin condition involving inflammation of the cheeks, nose, chin, forehead, or eyelids. It may appear as redness, prominent spider-like blood vessels, swelling, or skin eruptions similar to acne.

How do members experience rosacea?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with rosacea*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for rosacea*

*Data from patients with rosacea, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with rosacea*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Flagyl)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
rosacea (1)

*Data from patients with rosacea, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has rosacea on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 17
30s 45
40s 122
50s 184
60s 118
70+ 70

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 109
Female 441

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What is rosacea?

Rosacea is a chronic skin condition involving inflammation of the cheeks, nose, chin, forehead, or eyelids. It may appear as redness, prominent spider-like blood vessels, swelling, or skin eruptions similar to acne.



Common symptoms reported by people with rosacea

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for rosacea

Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Flagyl)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
84
Tried for
rosacea (1)

Data from patients with rosacea, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with rosacea

Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Flagyl)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
rosacea (1)
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
  • Severe
  • Moderate
  • Mild
  • None

Data from patients with rosacea, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Who has rosacea on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 2 new patients joined this month
  • 195 say rosacea is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 17
30s 45
40s 122
50s 184
60s 118
70+ 70
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 31
20-29 years 49
30-39 years 67
40-49 years 49
50-59 years 29
60-69 years 4
70+ years 1

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 109
Female 441

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 291
Not Diagnosed 17

These charts show data from rosacea patients who have completed their condition history
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