Rosácea

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Rosácea

Definición:

Es una afección crónica de la piel que consiste en la inflamación de las mejillas, la nariz, la barbilla, la frente o los párpados, y que puede aparecer como enrojecimiento, vasos sanguíneos prominentes similares a una araña, inflamación o erupciones en la piel parecidas al acné .

Nombres alternativos:

Acné rosácea

Causas, incidencia y factores de riesgo:

Aunque la causa de la rosácea se desconoce, una persona tiene mayor probabilidad de sufrir este inofensivo trastorno de la piel si:

La rosácea involucra el agrandamiento de los vasos sanguíneos justo debajo de la piel y puede estar asociada con otros trastornos cutáneos ( acné vulgar , seborrea ), o con trastornos oculares ( blefaritis , queratitis ).

Referencias:

Habif, TP. Clinical Dermatology . 4th ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby; 2004:198-200.

Noble J. Textbook of Primary Care Medicine . 3rd ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby; 2001:760-761.

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