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A 45-year-old African American woman presents with a 3 year history of intermittent facial flushing. She also notes persistent bumps on her cheeks and burning and stinging on her face. These symptoms worsen after exposure to heat and consumption of chocolate, alcohol, and spicy foods. She has tried over the counter benzoyl peroxide and salicylic acid cleansers without much success. Her eyes are often irritated and occasionally itch.
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Pugh, J.M., Love, P.B. (2016). Rosacea. In: Love, P., Kundu, R. (eds) Clinical Cases in Skin of Color. Clinical Cases in Dermatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22392-6_2
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