Anyone have a skin biopsy??

[Guest guest]

Another question?? I read somewhere that a skin biopsy was the only sure way to

tell if a person has rosacea? is this true? if so, what does the skin biopsy

reveal about rosacea skin which makes it so different from regular normal skin?

I have never had one but I have had different and conflicting opinions from

derms on whether or not I have rosacea. I guess where I don't have the flares,

that some would dismiss rosacea. What do you think other derms have seen that

would lead them to believe that I have rosacea?

Take care

Have a relaxing weekend.

[Guest guest]

The following is a quote from Postgraduate Medicine Online;

" There is no specific test for rosacea, but its characteristic

appearance, cutaneous distribution, discrete course, typical target

population, and response to various therapies make accurate diagnosis

possible. "

From the research I've read, skin biopsies are normally performed to

exclude other diseases such as lupus or sarcoidosis. And after

having gone to four dermatologists over the last five years (one of

whom has rosacea himself), not one has ever mentioned a skin biopsy

for rosacea or mentioned an absolute test for diagnosis.

> Another question?? I read somewhere that a skin biopsy was the only

sure way to tell if a person has rosacea? is this true? if so, what

does the skin biopsy reveal about rosacea skin which makes it so

different from regular normal skin?

> I have never had one but I have had different and conflicting

opinions from derms on whether or not I have rosacea. I guess where I

don't have the flares, that some would dismiss rosacea. What do you

think other derms have seen that would lead them to believe that I

have rosacea?

>

> Take care

> Have a relaxing weekend.

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[Guest guest]

The following is a quote from Postgraduate Medicine Online;

" There is no specific test for rosacea, but its characteristic

appearance, cutaneous distribution, discrete course, typical target

population, and response to various therapies make accurate diagnosis

possible. "

From the research I've read, skin biopsies are normally performed to

exclude other diseases such as lupus or sarcoidosis. And after

having gone to four dermatologists over the last five years (one of

whom has rosacea himself), not one has ever mentioned a skin biopsy

for rosacea or mentioned an absolute test for diagnosis.

> Another question?? I read somewhere that a skin biopsy was the only

sure way to tell if a person has rosacea? is this true? if so, what

does the skin biopsy reveal about rosacea skin which makes it so

different from regular normal skin?

> I have never had one but I have had different and conflicting

opinions from derms on whether or not I have rosacea. I guess where I

don't have the flares, that some would dismiss rosacea. What do you

think other derms have seen that would lead them to believe that I

have rosacea?

>

> Take care

> Have a relaxing weekend.

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