Evaluation of Dermatological and Neurological Aspects of the Relationship between Rosacea and Headaches.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between rosacea and headaches, focusing on different subtypes, as well as the associated clinical features and triggering factors. In this prospective study, 300 patients diagnosed with rosacea and 320 control subjects without rosacea or any connected mast cell activation illness were included. Patients with rosacea were assessed by a dermatologist according to the 2019 updated rosacea classification (ROSCO panel). Accordingly, patients were classified based on their predominant rosacea subtype as follows: erythematotelangiectatic (ETR), papulopustular (PPR), or phymatous (RhR). Patients experiencing headaches were assessed using the International Headache Classification. Headaches were categorized as migraine, tension-type headaches (TTHs),

SUBMITTER: Alizada M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10795644 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature