The following are the most important diseases or complications that can be caused by rosacea:
Eyes and eye appendages (H00-H59).
- Blepharitis* (inflammation of the eyelids).
- Hailstones (chalazia)
- Keratitis* (corneal inflammation) with infiltration, ulceration (ulceration), vascularization and scarring.
- Conjunctivitis (conjunctivitis) (conjunctival hyperemia).
* Appearance of rosacea ophthalmica (ophthalmorosacea) in approximately 30-50% of patients.
Skin and subcutaneous (L00-L99).
- Rhinophyma (“bulbous nose“).
Other notes
- The incidence of PD is more than doubled in patients with rosacea: 3.54 per 10,000 person-years in the general population and 7.62 per 10,000 person-years for rosacea patients. After accounting for risk factors (age, sex, socioeconomic status, smoking, alcohol abuse, medications, and comorbidities), the adjusted incidence rate (frequency of new cases) decreased to 1.71 but remained significant at a 95 percent confidence interval of 1.52 to 1.92.
