Manifestaciones oculares en pacientes con rosacea.

Abstract

Background: Rosacea is an inflammatory skin disease characterized for facial erythema. Some patients present ocular manifestations and, although this can be sight threatening, they are usually undiagnosed by dermatologist. These are multiple and unspecific manifestations, but the presence of one of them should make us think about the ocular association of rosacea and these patients should be examined by an ophthalmologist. The manifestations are light sensitivity, foreign object sensation, stinging, Meibomian gland dysfunction, and others. Materials and methods: A prospective, observational, descriptive and crosssectional study was conducted. Thirty seven patients with clinical diagnose of rosacea were studied at the Centro Privado de Piel “Enrique Uraga Peña”. Results: The ocular manifestations were present in 91.9% of the patients. Light sensitivity was the most commun ocular manifestation, seen in 75.7% of patients. There was no association between ocular manifestations and the different subtypes of rosacea. Age of onset of the ocular symptoms was greater than age of onset of cutaneous symptoms. Conclusions: Ocular involvement is very prevalent in rosacea patients. Ocular symptoms can be late onset clinical manifestations of the disease. Ocular manifestations have an individual course, they are not influenced by subtype of rosacea, age or sex.