Clinical Variants of Rosacea in Iraqi Patients
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.37506/mlu.v20i3.1468Keywords:
Clinical variants, rosacea, Iraqi patientsAbstract
Introduction: rosacea can diagnosis by presence permanent erythema of the arched sides of the face, cheeks
and nose then it affect the chin as well as brow. Method: A cross sectional study design was implemented, 50
child of Rosacea, were collected from outpatients of dermatology and venereology in Merjan teaching hospital
and Alhussein teaching hospital in Thi Qar, from Jan. 2018 to Jan. 2019. All patients were identified basing
on the distinctive clinical features by dermatologist, and for suspicious cases biopsy was taken to confirm the
diagnosis. Results: no significant association between age groups and gender of kids. Significant association
between gender and types, 61.1% of females and 54% of males with with Erythemato telengectetic while
30% of females and 14% of males with mixed type. No significant association between gender and types of
skin P-value more than 0.05. No significant association between gender and drugs used. P-value more than
0.05. Conclusion: There is significant association between female gender and Erythematotelengectetic and
mix type of rosacea, while significant association between male gender and Papulopastular type of rosacea.