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Sudden Appearance Of Indurated Erythematous Plaques On A Man's Face, Adam Carter, Karthikeyan Viswanathan, Kenneth Shulman

NYMC Student Publications

Rosacea fulminans (RF), previously known as pyoderma faciale, is a rare presentation of rosacea mostly seen in young women. RF is seen very rarely in men. We present below a case of a fifty-year-old male who presented with RF and was successfully treated with a combination of corticosteroids and isotretinoin.