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Rosácea - Información general

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Acné 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.

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:

  • Es de piel clara.
  • Se sonroja con facilidad.
  • Es mujer, aunque los hombres resultan afectados con mayor intensidad.
  • Está entre los 30 y los 50 años de edad.

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).

  • Fecha de revisión: 2/5/2008
  • Versión en inglés revisada por:Kevin Berman, MD, PhD, Associate, Atlanta Center for Dermatologic Disease, Atlanta, GA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
  • Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc

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.

van Zuuren EJ. Systematic review of rosacea treatments. J Am Acad Dermatol. Jan. 1, 2007: 56(1): 107-15

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