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This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they exist. The article ends with the author's clinical recommendations.

A 47-year-old white woman reports facial redness and flushing. Her eyes are itchy and irritated. She thinks she may have rosacea and is worried that she will have a "whiskey nose." On examination, multiple erythematous papules, pustules, and telangiectasias are observed on a background of erythema of the central portion of her face. How should her case be managed?

The Clinical Problem

A constellation of . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Strategies and Evidence

Subtype 1

Subtype 2

            Management

            Maintenance Therapy

Subtype 3

Subtype 4

Areas of Uncertainty

Guidelines

Summary of Recommendations

Source Information

From the Regional Centre of Dermatology, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin. Send reprint requests to Dr. Powell at the Regional Centre of Dermatology, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Eccles St., Dublin 7, Ireland, or at fpowell@eircom.net.

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