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rosacea
[ roh-zey-shuh, -shee-uh ]
noun
- a chronic disorder of the facial skin marked by flare-ups and remissions that is often mistaken for acne and is characterized by flushing, redness, pimples, visible blood vessels, and burning or stinging.
rosacea
/ rəʊˈzeɪʃə /
noun
- a chronic inflammatory disease causing the skin of the face to become abnormally flushed and sometimes pustular Also calledacne rosacea
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For diagnosed rosacea patients who need ivermectin to control the condition, Friedman says, “unfortunately, the best medication is the one patients can get.”
This practice is controversial among people with rosacea, and dermatologists have raised concerns about experimenting with a product that contains an inappropriate dosage or untested ingredients with potentially adverse effects.
People with rosacea know ivermectin not as an unproven covid drug, but as a proven and effective treatment that helps some people with a type of rosacea that causes bumps on the skin.
Not all rosacea is the same, however, and the reasons ivermectin might work for some is still a subject of scientific debate.
Ivermectin has been used globally for a long time in various forms for treating intestinal parasitic worms, head lice and skin conditions such as rosacea.
The latter is frequently associated with acne (acne rosacea).
In many instances mild rosacea coexists with oily seborrhœa of the nose.
One of the tentacula of the animal I imagine to be the Physsophora rosacea.
Acne, a skin disease showing hard reddish pimples; Acne rosacea, a congestion of the skin of the nose and parts adjoining.
The Comatula rosacea, one of the most beautiful of British star-fishes.
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