Ophthalmic rosacea in a patient with Takayasu disease

Sameh Sayhi¹, Sameh Mezri², Nadia Ben Abdelhafidh¹

¹Internal Medicine Department, Military Hospital of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia; ²ENT Surgery Department, Military Hospital of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia

Corresponding author: Dr. Sameh Sayhi, E-mail: sameh_sayhi@yahoo.fr

Submission: 20.05.2019; Acceptance: 25.08.2019

DOI:10.7241/ourd.20201.22

Cite this article: Sayhi S, Mezri S, Ben Abdelhafi dh N. Ophthalmic rosacea in a patient with Takayasu disease. Our Dermatol Online. 2020;11(1):83.

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Rosacea is a chronic dermatological disease that may affect the ocular structures up to 6-72% [1] of all cases with important visual consequences for affected patients. Therefore, an early diagnosis associated with adequate treatment is important [2].

The aim of this study is to report an original observation of ophthalmic rosacea in a patient with Takayasu disease.

We report the case of 49-year-old women with Takayasu disease treated by methotrexate 20mg/day who consulted for eye redness, tearing, and decreased visual acuity. The ophthalmological examination revealed a visual acuity (VA) of 9/10, keratoconjunctivitis + blepharitis (Fig. 1). He was diagnosed with ocular rosacea and treated with doxycycline and topical tacrolimus cream.

Figure 1: Blephartis and conjonctivitis in patient with rosacea.

Ocular rosacea includes multiple ophthalmic manifestations ranging from inflammation of the eyelid margin and blepharitis to serious corneal affectations. An early diagnosis associated with adequate treatment visual allows avoiding sequelae.

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1. Vieira AC, Höfling-Lima AL, Mannis MJ. Ocular rosacea-a review. Arq Bras Oftalmol. 2012;75:363–9.

2. Gloria López-Valverde, Elena Garcia-Martin, Jos, Manuel Larrosa Povés, Vicente Polo-Llorens, Luis E. Pablo-Júlvez. Therapeutical Management for ocular Rosacea. Case Rep Ophthalmol. 2016;7:237–42.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.