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We bring attention to the possible entity of otic rosacea. Just as patients with rosacea may develop ophthalmic rosacea, it should not be at all surprising if such patients could have otic rosacea. After all, several dermatoses including psoriasis and seborrheic dermatitis are known to affect the ear canals. It is suggested that an "otitis externa" in a patient with cutaneous rosacea should arouse the suspicion that the same condition could be occurring in the auditory canal.

One can consider that any one or all the cutaneous markers of rosacea, namely, telangiectasias, inflammatory papules, pustules, dermatitic patches that affect the skin of the face or other extrafacial sites, may also involve the ear canal. Minimal cutaneous involvement may still indicate concomitant otic disease.

Furthermore, realizing from patients' experience as well as from personal experience (J.A.M.) that the facial lesions may reappear at the same sites, the lesions in the external . . . [Full Text of this Article]