Flushing and Rosacea

[Brady Barrows]

A new paper has this to say about flushing:

Ann Dermatol Venereol. 2011 Nov;138 Suppl 3:S207-10.
Sensitive skin and rosacea: nosologic framework.

Misery L.
Source

Laboratoire de Neurobiologie cutanée, Université de Brest, France; Service de Dermatologie, CHU de Brest, 29609 Brest, France.

Abstract

Flushing due to rosacea may be mistaken for sensitive skin, which can manifest as abnormal sensations during fairly acute reactions to a variety of triggers, many of which are shared by rosacea and sensitive skin. Nevertheless, the two conditions are clearly different. Rosacea is a vascular disease, worsens gradually over time, manifests as flares triggered chiefly by systemic factors, is largely confined to the facial and/or ocular regions, and responds to specific treatments. Sensitive skin, in contrast, is an epidermal cosmetic problem that runs a variable course, with diffuse skin involvement and flares triggered mainly by contact factors. The flares respond to specific cosmetics and are usually worsened by treatments for rosacea.

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[Ablusher]

A new paper has this to say about flushing:

Ann Dermatol Venereol. 2011 Nov;138 Suppl 3:S207-10.
Sensitive skin and rosacea: nosologic framework.

Misery L.
Source

Laboratoire de Neurobiologie cutanée, Université de Brest, France; Service de Dermatologie, CHU de Brest, 29609 Brest, France.

Abstract

Flushing due to rosacea may be mistaken for sensitive skin, which can manifest as abnormal sensations during fairly acute reactions to a variety of triggers, many of which are shared by rosacea and sensitive skin. Nevertheless, the two conditions are clearly different. Rosacea is a vascular disease, worsens gradually over time, manifests as flares triggered chiefly by systemic factors, is largely confined to the facial and/or ocular regions, and responds to specific treatments. Sensitive skin, in contrast, is an epidermal cosmetic problem that runs a variable course, with diffuse skin involvement and flares triggered mainly by contact factors. The flares respond to specific cosmetics and are usually worsened by treatments for rosacea.

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I just read this article and your other one that you left a link to on this post but i still dont understand how to tell if i have flushing due to rosacea or sensitive skin? When i flush/go red i get a burning sensation (i can feel it coming) does that mean i have rosacea flushing? Thanks.

[Brady Barrows]

I just read this article and your other one that you left a link to on this post but i still dont understand how to tell if i have flushing due to rosacea or sensitive skin? When i flush/go red i get a burning sensation (i can feel it coming) does that mean i have rosacea flushing? Thanks.

Flushing is one of the distinguishing signs of rosacea, usually differentiating rosacea from other skin conditions such as acne. Most rosaceans complain of flushing and the facial burning associated with the flushing. There hasn't been a disease called 'sensitive skin' so I would venture to guess that 'sensitive skin' is a symptom. As the other link points out, not all rosacea sufferers complain of flushing. Sensitive skin is a complaint of most rosacea sufferers. When reading many of the clinical papers discussing rosacea it can be confusing if not bewildering and this paper is added to the list.