Rosacea, melanoma linked in white patients

Source: Healio, July 2024

Patients with rosacea have an increased risk for malignant melanoma, joint problems, metabolic disease and visual disturbances, according to a study.

“Rosacea particularly affects fair-skinned people of Celtic origin or northern European descent, with an estimated prevalence of 5% to 10% in these populations,” Jennifer von Stebut, of Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, and colleagues wrote. “Though such a common disease, the pathophysiology underlying rosacea remains unclear.”

Researchers used the TriNetX platform and propensity score matching to create two real-world patient cohorts, matched by age and sex, of 122,444 patients with and without rosacea. Rosacea was determined using the ICD-10 code-based system.
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