Comorbidities of rosacea

Authors : Sevilay KILIÇ

Pages : 21-24

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Publication Date : 2021-03-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objective: Rosacea is a common chronic, inflammatory skin disease and some comorbid diseases often accompany the disease. We evaluated the relationship between rosacea and systemic comorbidities in our study. Materyals and Methods: Our study is a retrospective descriptive study. From XXXXXXXUniversity Medical Faculty Hospital`s patient information system, 18 years and older aged, a total of 114 adult patients who were diagnosed with rosacea with at least 2-3 months of follow-up in the period between 2012-2018 were included in the study. Results: Of the 114 patients included in the study, 76.3% insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n = 87); were female and 23.7% insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n = 27); were male. The mean age of the patients was 46.5 ± 10.9 years, the median age was 45.0 years insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(min: 21.0- max: 72.0);. Hypertension 19.3% insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(22);, gastroesophageal / dyspepsia 14.9% insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(17);, hyperlipidemia 13.2% insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(15);, diabetes mellitus 13.2% insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(15);, hypothyroidi 10.8% insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(12);, obesity 9.6% insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(11); and depression 9% insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(10); were found to be the most frequently related to such diseases in our rosacea patients. Conclusion: Rosacea can be easily diagnosed by dermatological examination. And it may be a clue to dermatologists in screening of comorbid diseases related to rosacea.
Keywords : Rosecea, comorbidity, inflamation, hypertension, dyspepsia, hyperlipidemia