Inflammatory Rosacea

The symptoms of inflammatory rosacea include pink bumps (papules) and pimples. Thin red lines that look like a road map may also appear as the small blood vessels of the face get larger and show through the skin.

Skin redness can evolve over time from simple redness to inflammatory rosacea. Inflammatory rosacea often develops in people who’ve had a history with vascular rosacea.

Some people may have more than one type of rosacea at a time.

Rhinophyma

More often seen in men with rosacea, a condition called rhinophyma develops. This type of rosacea is characterized by an enlarged, bulbous red nose. Both the oil-producing (sebaceous) glands and the surrounding connective tissues of the nose enlarge, and thick, knobby bumps may develop. The nose gradually takes on a mis-shapen appearance that is often more noticeable in pictures taken over a period of time.

Some people may have more than one type of rosacea at a time. Other people can have any one type, including rhinophyma, without ever having had any of the others.