Rosacea in individuals with skin of color
Rosacea in individuals with skin of color Rosacea
- is less common in patients with skin of color
- stage one disease is undereported as erythema and flushing masked by the pigmentation
- 4% of patients with rosacea are African Americans, Hispanics, Asian, Middle Eastern, Indian…
- On the other hand granulomatous rosacea is more common in patients of color
- the issue is also Post-inflammatory Hyperpigmentation (PIH) induced by the inflammatory lesions.
Proposed standard treatment for rosacea in patients with skin of color
- oral doxycycline 40mg daily
- topical metronidazole
- topical azelaic acid
Contributors: Dr Christophe HSU – dermatologist. Geneva, Switzerland Bibliography: Woolery Lloyd. Managing Acne and Rosacea in Skin of Color Patients. Skin of color. 70th Annual Meeting of the AAD (American Academy of Dermatology) – San Diego, California, United States of America (USA)
