Publication details
Přehled nejčastějších obličejových dermatóz. 1. část
| Title in English | Review of the most common facial dermatosis. Part 1 |
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| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2014 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Dermatologie pro praxi |
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| Citation | |
| Field | Dermatovenerology |
| Keywords | rosacea; demodicosis; etiopathogenesis; classification; treatment |
| Description | Rosacea is a chronic inflammatory skin disorder characterized by four distinct clinical stages predominantly affecting the central area of the face.Rosacea affects mostly adults over the age of 30, with a higher incidence in women. We categorized pathological mechanisms of rosacea in innate immunity, vascular changes, reactive oxygen species, ultra violet radiation and microbes. The disease has a variety of clinical manifestations that include flushing, persistent erythema, papules and telangiectasia.Treating rosacea varies depending on severity and subtypes. Demodex folliculorum end Demodex brevis are obligatory parasites in hair follicles and pilosebaceous glands. Although most people are infested with Demodex mites, only a few evelop the clinical symptoms of demodicosis. Predilection sites of human demodicosis are the face, scalp, and upper aspect of the chest, feed on the epithelial cells of hair follicles and pilosebaceous glanc. |