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Rhinophyma: A Variation of Rosacea?

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Pathogenesis and Treatment of Acne and Rosacea

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Rhinophyma is part of rosacea stage III or phymatous rosacea in the classifications according to Plewig and Kligman [1] and the US National Rosacea Society Expert Committee on the classification and staging of rosacea [2].

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  1. Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Hospital Dresden-Friedrichstadt, Dresden, Germany

    Uwe Wollina

  2. Nirvana Skin Clinic, Makarpura Road, Vadodara, India

    Shyam B. Verma

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  1. Departments of Dermatology, Venereology, Allergology, and Immunology, Dessau Medical Center, Dessau, Germany

    Christos C. Zouboulis

  2. Department of Dermatology, Andreas Syngros Hospital, University of Athens, Athens, Greece

    Andreas D. Katsambas

  3. Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    Albert M. Kligman

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Wollina, U., Verma, S.B. (2014). Rhinophyma: A Variation of Rosacea?. In: Zouboulis, C., Katsambas, A., Kligman, A. (eds) Pathogenesis and Treatment of Acne and Rosacea. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-69375-8_87

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