Proposed Types

• erythematotelangiectatic (see also rosacea stage one)
• papulopustular (see also rosacea stage two)
• ocular rosacea
• phymomatous rosacea (rhinophyma) (see also rosacea stage three and the other page on rhinophyma)

Forms of rosacea so far ignored by the National Rosacea Society, but of equal importance, are:

• granulomatous
• conglobata
• rosacea inversa (formerly known as pyoderma faciale)
• edematous rosacea

Combinations of the above are possible.

Other variants of rosacea may include:

• seborrheic dermatitis
• lupus erythematosus
• acne vulgaris (see the section on acne rosacea for a brief related discussion)

There are other possible variants, but these are the main ones.

Clearly, institutionalizing just 4 subtypes of rosacea for the purposes of clarifying diagnosis is negligent.

The classification of rosacea into stages is a like case of over-simplification of an inherently complex skin disease.