cea at early age Re: Derm visit.....

[Guest guest]

on 4/10/02 3:27 PM, ruizdelvizo at ruizdelvizo@... wrote:

> I have to chime in that rosacea or pre-rosacea in the teens is not

> unusual. As a child, I used to blush a lot and at 14 I developed bad

> acne. My local derm tried a few things (including a sunlamp!) and

(snip)

Matija,

This morning I asked for some referrals for dermatologists and other

alternative practitioner's in the san francisco bay area (on another list

I'm on that is not rosacea related but has a very active " off-topic " area)

One of the responses I received was from a women with a 14 year old son who

she says has a " pretty strong case of it. " she said every time he goes out

into the cold his face turns bright red all over.

By the way, I got two names of people that sound quite excellent, so if you

or anyone else here is interested in a bay area referral let me know! I can

tell you what the comments were about them too.

[Guest guest]

on 4/10/02 3:27 PM, ruizdelvizo at ruizdelvizo@... wrote:

> I have to chime in that rosacea or pre-rosacea in the teens is not

> unusual. As a child, I used to blush a lot and at 14 I developed bad

> acne. My local derm tried a few things (including a sunlamp!) and

(snip)

Matija,

This morning I asked for some referrals for dermatologists and other

alternative practitioner's in the san francisco bay area (on another list

I'm on that is not rosacea related but has a very active " off-topic " area)

One of the responses I received was from a women with a 14 year old son who

she says has a " pretty strong case of it. " she said every time he goes out

into the cold his face turns bright red all over.

By the way, I got two names of people that sound quite excellent, so if you

or anyone else here is interested in a bay area referral let me know! I can

tell you what the comments were about them too.

[Guest guest]

on 4/10/02 3:27 PM, ruizdelvizo at ruizdelvizo@... wrote:

> I have to chime in that rosacea or pre-rosacea in the teens is not

> unusual. As a child, I used to blush a lot and at 14 I developed bad

> acne. My local derm tried a few things (including a sunlamp!) and

(snip)

Matija,

This morning I asked for some referrals for dermatologists and other

alternative practitioner's in the san francisco bay area (on another list

I'm on that is not rosacea related but has a very active " off-topic " area)

One of the responses I received was from a women with a 14 year old son who

she says has a " pretty strong case of it. " she said every time he goes out

into the cold his face turns bright red all over.

By the way, I got two names of people that sound quite excellent, so if you

or anyone else here is interested in a bay area referral let me know! I can

tell you what the comments were about them too.

[Guest guest]

> > >

> > > , acne rosacea in a 20 year old is possible but very rare -

-

> > > far, far more common is acne vulgaris. Also far more common is

> > > chronic flushing/blushing that doesn't have a disorder

associated

> > > with it, is just a characteristic of the person, perhaps an

> > inherited

> > > tendency or trait.

> > >

> > > Both acne and easy blushing/flushing occur so commonly in the

> young

> > > that there's no compelling reason to link them together. Having

> all

> > > the symptoms of a condition doesn't mean you have that

condition,

> > not

> > > by a long shot.

> > >

> > > Plus, if there's any question on a diagnosis, the better

medical

> > > management would favor the conditon that is more amenable to

> > > treatment (in your case, acne vulgaris), then to jump

immediately

> > to

> > > the condition that has no great treatment -- especially when

the

> > > first is so common in the patient population, and the second is

> so

> > > rare. Does that logic make sense to you?

> > >

> > > Clindagel is a topical antibiotic, like Metrogel commonly

> > prescribed

> > > for rosacea, just a different antibiotic (clindamycin rather

than

> > > metronidazole). Why are you sure it will irritate you -- have

you

> > had

> > > bad experiences with topical clindamycin in the past? Topical

> > > antibiotics are anti-inflammatory, but only clindamycin will

kill

> > off

> > > the bacteria that commonly causes acne vulgaris. (cea isn't

> > > thought to be caused by bacteria).

> > >

> > > I know nothing about photoderm treatments. Why is he

recommending

> > > them for you?

> > >

> > > Marjorie

> > >

> > > Marjorie Lazoff, MD

> > >

> > >

> > > > Hello y'all:

> > > >

> > > > I just went to the top rated dermatologist in

Nashville and

> > > he

> > > > said that at my age(20) rosacea is almost impossible to have

> and

> > > that

> > > > what I have is some acne and a flushing/blushing

predisposition

> > > that

> > > > can be helped by Zyrtec. He prescribed me the Zyrtec and

> > Clindagel

> > > for

> > > > the acne. I'm worried. So many people say that people my age

> can

> > > get

> > > > it, and I do have all the characteristic symptoms of

> > rosacea....is

> > > this

> > > > another clueless derm? He also advised getting photoderm at

his

> > > clinic,

> > > > likely at a 550 wavelength. I'm sure the clindagel will

> irritate

> > > > me...I'm confused. Any advice would be appreciated.

> > > >

> > > > -