Understanding Recent Updates To The Classification Of Rosacea

By Marlis Sarkany

Since 2002, doctors and researchers have used a standard rosacea classification system to provide consistent terminology as well as to facilitate studies, clinical diagnosis, and treatment. However, in 2018, the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology published a new standard classification system that replaces the previous one. Following is some of the most important information found in this publication including

• Changes to diagnostic criteria
• Diagnostic phenotypes
• Major phenotypes
• Secondary phenotypes
• Rosacea subtypes
• Assessing the severity of rosacea