Alcoholic Nose?
A term associated with a large, red nose thought to be a reaction from long alcohol dependency or abuse
The 'disorder' Alcoholic nose
in medical terms is known as rhinophyma
Alcoholic nose or
rhinophyma
is a type of rosacea which is a skin disorder
The disorder results in redness, inflammation, and small, pus-filled bumps typically concentrated in the
cheeks, nose, and chin
With a person having Rhinophyma, they may find these
symptoms on their nose
The exact cause behind this is not known, many say it is a result of
alcohol abuse
Some evidence state the cause to be a
genetic and ethnic predisposition
As per some reports it typically runs in families of fair-skinned,
European descent
Caucasian men aged
50-70
are the ones who tend to have this
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