A study on the epidemiology of rosacea in the U.K

• Published in: British journal of dermatology (1951) Vol. 167; no. 3; pp. 598 - 605
• Main Authors: Spoendlin, J., Voegel, J.J., Jick, S.S., Meier, C.R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.09.2012; Wiley-Blackwell
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age Distribution; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Alcohol Drinking - epidemiology; Biological and medical sciences; Child; Child, Preschool; Dermatology; Diagnosis, Differential; Epidemiologic Methods; Epidemiology; Female; General aspects; Humans; Incidence; Infant; Life Style; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Public health. Hygiene; Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine; Rosacea - diagnosis; Rosacea - epidemiology; Skin involvement in other diseases. Miscellaneous. General aspects; Smoking - epidemiology; United Kingdom - epidemiology; Young Adult; Skin disease; Dermatology; Epidemiology; Acne rosacea

Summary Background  Rosacea is a chronic facial skin disease of unclear origin. Epidemiological data are scarce and controversial, with reported prevalences ranging from 0·09% to 22%. To our knowledge, incidence rates have not been quantified before. Objectives  In this observational study we quanti...