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Abstract

Background: The roscaea is a common chronic facial skin disease that affects predominantly Iraqi women. Although the pathogenesis of roscaea is unclear, many systemic co-morbidities are thought to play a major role in development of rosacea.
Objective: To assess the correlation between hyperglycemia and rosacea.
Patients & Methods: A cross sectional study carried out in Sulaimani Teaching center for Dermatological diseases in Sulaimani city-Kurdistan region/Iraq during the period, August 2019 to February, 2020 included 40 patients with proved diagnosed roscaea and 40 healthy controls. Diagnosis of roscaea was according to the National Roscaea Society Expert Committee. Laboratory parameters , fasting blood glucose, HbA1c and glucose intolerance test performed at private laboratory center.
Results: The mean age of roscaea patients was (50.2 years) and female to male ratio was 2.3:1. Common type of roscaea observed was Erythemotelengectatic type (52.2%). A highly significant association between positive history of diabetes mellitus and roscaea (p<0.001). Mean fasting blood sugar of roscaea patients was significantly higher than that in controls (p=0.001).
Conclusions: High fasting blood sugar level increases susceptibility to roscaea development that may suggests the link between roscaea and diabetes mellitus in addition to an obvious relationship between positive family history of diabetes mellitus and roscaea incidence..