Talk:Rosacea

Unknown cause

It should be said explicitly, either in the Opening or in the "Causes" section (or both), that the exact origin/cause of Rosacea is unknown. This can be inferred from the Causes section, but it should be made more clear. 75.173.64.122 (talk) 15:30, 6 July 2009 (UTC) A lot of 'unknown ' cause are due to DNA defects. This can be cured by TA-65 (Nobel prize verified product that repairs telomerase.) Those people who rediscovered 'Angelus Root' = TA-65 claim by studies that Ta-65 can reverse the effect. (edit by POE 20150113)

"Triggers" section: Possible copyvio: Deleted

I've deleted two lists of possible "triggers" of rosacea. The first, labelled "the National Rosacea Society published a survey of 1,066 rosacea patients, who found that the most common factors included the following" had no cite. The second, labelled "The following list was compiled from patient histories by Dr. Jonathan Wilkin and produced by the National Rosacea Society", had no cite and was apparenty copied directly from "Factors That May Trigger Rosacea Flare-Ups" - http://www.rosacea.org/patients/materials/triggers.php - at the website of National Rosacea Society, which is copyright and says "Reproduction, re-transmission or reprinting of the contents of this Web site, in part or in its entirety, is expressly prohibited without prior written permission from the National Rosacea Society."
If we replace this information in the article please cite and avoid copyvio problems (WP:COPYVIO). Thanks. -- Writtenonsand (talk) 12:12, 13 November 2009 (UTC)

Treatment section/Alternate medicine -- false

As with most "alternate" medicine anecdotes, it disregards science and facts and instead proposes folklorish information and instructions as treatment for a particular condition. I particularly take exception to the quote "as well as plenty of pure water (2-3 liters per day, preferably alkalized by lemon juice drops)." - first of all, lemon juice contains CITRIC ACID and citric acid is acidic, not alkaline. Adding lemon drops to water decreases the pH and therefore decreases alkalinity. So this statement makes absolutely no sense from a chemical standpoint.

Not only does the "alternative medicine" section contradict itself, but it is completely anecdotal with no facts or citations. I propose deleting that entire paragraph but I will wait for anyone to disagree with me first. -Novaprospekt (talk) 17:46, 25 January 2010 (UTC)

At a minimum, delete the erroneous lemon juice/alkalinity comment. The remainder of the paragraph needs citation or deletion, and soon. Drparticle (talk) 19:33, 17 February 2010 (UTC)

I'd like to correct the statements made above. When lemon is metabolized in the body, it becomes alkaline. Actually, lemon, after being metabolized, is widely considered one of the most alkalizing foods in the world.

Article categorization

This article was categorized based on scheme outlined at WP:DERM. Calmer Waters 11:18, 2 February 2010 (UTC)

References

Reference 35 for Rosie O'Donnell points to 'http://www.elle.com/' and not the actual article citing Ms. O'Donnell's condition. This should be removed or the absolute URL should be provided. Ateo (talk) 20:09, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

Proposed merge

Hello to all! I am proposing a merge from the following articles into this article:

• Gram-negative rosacea
• Papulopustular rosacea
• Lupoid rosacea
• Phymatous rosacea
• Erythrotelangiectatic rosacea
• Glandular rosacea

This is for the following reasons:

• The main article would benefit significantly from having all this information in one place.
• These articles are very short in length (1-2 sentences) and have not been edited significantly in 3-4 years.
• This knowledge shouldn't be obscured from readers of this article by virtue of being isolated in an obscure article of 1-2 lines.
• These topics may receive more attention by being mentioned in the main article.
• The articles, if needs be, could be re-expanded at a later date.

Kind Regards, LT90001 (talk) 08:07, 12 August 2013 (UTC)

I agree, that'd be a good change to make Attaboy (talk) 15:45, 23 October 2013 (UTC)

Agree! DjenebaNY (talk) 16:57, 10 January 2023 (UTC)

Research

Please update with latest research from New Scientist article August 2012. Reference this link.http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn22227-rosacea-may-be-caused-by-mite-faeces-in-your-pores.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by Donna6468 (talk • contribs) 08:20, 7 November 2012 (UTC)

Alzheimer's Disease and Parkinson links

Facebook trending and elsewhere is showing news articles covering this story now. [1] Alzheimer's Disease: Study Suggests Links Between Disease and Skin Condition Rosacea The study, which was published in the journal Annals of Neurology, found that patients with rosacea had a 25 percent increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease and a 7 percent increased risk of dementia. [2] is the study. There is also a study done on how many people with Parkinson have it. [3] Should these be in the article somewhere? Dream Focus 15:03, 29 April 2016 (UTC)

We should wait for a high quality secondary source. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 18:29, 29 April 2016 (UTC)

NEJM

doi:10.1056/NEJMcp1506630 JFW | T@lk 13:28, 2 November 2017 (UTC)

Removal / change of article photo

The photo is of the condition known as rhinophyma, which is a reasonably rare and uncommon side effect of rosacea. However, rosacea is not the only cause of rosacea. Further, the photo does not demonstrate any of the most common symptoms of rosacea, notably red inflamed skin. The character in the photo does not have any of the most common symptoms of rosacea, nor does he have red skin.

It's a very poorly chosen photo for a Wiki page which likely has a lot of traffic, seeing as how common of a skin condition it is. Rhinophyma is not something that should be automatically associated with rosacea. For people trying to learn about the condition, it's a very poor choice and misleading choice of main picture

The photo has been up for a long time, and I find it completely inappropriate. It has very very little relevancy to the topic at hand, and does no justice in illustrating what rosacea is.

In the discussion/talk page for Rosacea, many people have called for a change of image. I can't provide a photo that is reliably permissible at the moment, but the existing photo very much ought to be removed. Justiceforroseacea (talk) 05:15, 2 November 2018 (UTC)

Treatment

Soolantra clears it right up. Great remedy. 2600:1700:7B2:5400:495A:6435:4626:58AC (talk) 07:48, 13 March 2022 (UTC)

More common in women/men? Conflicting info

In separate places, the article says that Rosacea is more common among women (“Those affected are most often 30 to 50 years old and female.[2]”) and, under “Epidemiology” that : “Men and women are equally like to develop rosacea.[9]”

This conflicting information should be clarified, but I am not qualified to do so. DjenebaNY (talk) 16:56, 10 January 2023 (UTC)