Individuals who suffer from rosacea are more prone to Alzheimer’s diseaseaccording to the results of a study published in the medical journal Annals of Neurology. And this risk would increase for women over 60.
Researchers from the University of Copenhagen (Denmark) conducted a meta-analysis with medical data from 5.6 million adults between January 1997 and December 31, 2012. Among the participants, 82,439 patients had rosacea. During the study, scientists observed that 99,040 people developed some form of dementia and 29,193 patients suffered from dementia. Alzheimer’s disease.
Could rosacea herald Alzheimer’s disease?
The conclusions of this study show that there is a link between rosacea and Alzheimer’s disease. Scientists have observed a 7% increased risk of developing dementia for people with rosacea. This figure would increase to 25% for the Alzheimer’s disease. For researchers, it is women over 60 who are most affected.
“But not everyone affected by this skin condition will develop the disease. Alzheimer’s disease conclude the researchers of the study.
Rosacea is characterized by the appearance of sudden redness. Over time, the disease can progress. In stage II, the redness settles permanently. It can also turn into rosacea, which is stage III of rosacea and result in outbreaks of red pimples, sometimes with whiteheads. This pathology is absolutely not correlated with a lack of hygiene of life or with a form ofalcoholism. It is caused by an anomaly of the vascular circuit of the face, which is a little too much under pressure.
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