title: The "red face": Not always rosacea.
abstract: Facial erythema (the "red face") is a straightforward clinical finding, and it is evident even to the untrained eye; however, a red face does not represent a single cutaneous entity. It may be due to a plethora of distinct underlying conditions of varying severity, including rosacea, demodicosis, dermatomyositis, lupus erythematosus, allergic contact dermatitis, drug-induced erythema, and emotional blushing. In clinical practice, dermatologists do not encounter only one type of facial erythema but rather a number of different shades of red. This review presents the clinical spectrum of facial erythemas and addresses the question of what lies beneath a red face by discussing the key clinical and histopathologic characteristics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Andreas Syggros Hospital, University of Athens, 5, Dragoumi str, Athens, 16121, Greece.
authors.forename: Clio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dessinioti
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Andreas Syggros Hospital, University of Athens, 5, Dragoumi str, Athens, 16121, Greece. Electronic address: Christinaantoniougr@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Antoniou
mesh_terms: D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004890:Erythema / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012393:Rosacea / Q000175:diagnosis*