Measurement of the severity of rosacea

An observational cross-sectional survey of rosacea: clinical associations and progression between subtypes

“…3,4 The study of disease mechanisms and population distribution, however, requires established case definitions. 5 In 2002, the National Rosacea Society Expert Committee (NRSEC) proposed a standard classification system for use in research and practice, and to standardize communication between stakeholders. 6 Diagnosis was based on the presence of one or more primary features in a centrofacial distribution -flushing (transient erythema), nontransient erythema, papules/pustules and telangiectasia.…”

Clasificación y guía de tratamiento de rosácea

“…Para estos objetivos fueron analizados en forma crítica las distintas clasificaciones disponibles en la literatura y se redactaron las bases para conformar una guía de tratamiento útil al médico y al especialista considerando la bibliografía existente, con medicina basada en la evidencia, de las modalidades terapéuticas de le enfermedad [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] . Se dejaron fuera indicaciones no respaldadas por evidencia científica teniendo sí en consideración que las guías terapéuticas son dinámicas y sin dejar de plantear nuevas indicaciones avaladas científicamente en un futuro.…”

Videocapillaroscopic alterations in erythematotelangiectatic rosacea

“…4 There are currently no objective measures or laboratory tests for assessing and monitoring the severity of rosacea, which rests only on clinical judgment. 5,6 Most studies on rosacea have utilized subjective assessment of severity, sometimes supplemented by photographs or, in a few instances, measurements of color or hue. 5 The development of instrumental techniques is obviously important for a more reproducible disease assessment and may allow a more rigorous comparison between studies, especially on drug efficacy.…”

“…7 Erythema and telangiectases have been measured indirectly by assessing color changes. 6,8 Capillaroscopy has been considered superior to indirect technique (eg, laser-Doppler, trans cutaneous PO 2 ) for the clinical investigation of cutaneous microcirculation in various skin diseases. [9][10][11][12] In this study, we have used the videocapillaroscopic technique to evaluate qualitative and quantitative microvessel alterations of facial rosacea and compared them with those of seborrheic dermatitis.…”