Dermatological causes of a red face

Facial skin changes are important as they are embarrassing and can lead to loss of self-esteem and impaired quality of life. There are many causes of a red face. These range from physiological changes to inflammatory skin disease, infections, allergies, photodamage and cutaneous manifestations of multisystem disease. This article discusses the pathogenesis, presentation and management of the more important causes of facial erythema.