Keratitis, rosacea

Keratitis, rosacea
A condition affecting the eyes in about half of all people with rosacea. Symptoms include burning and grittiness of the eyes (conjunctivitis). If this is not treated,

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  • keratitis — /ker euh tuy tis/, n. Pathol. inflammation of the cornea. [1855 60; KERAT + ITIS] * * * Inflammation of the cornea (see eye). The conjunctiva may also be inflamed (keratoconjunctivitis). Depending on the cause, including dryness of the eye (from… …   Universalium

  • Rosacea — A chronic skin disease that affects the middle third of the face with persistent redness over the areas of the face and nose that normally blush: mainly the forehead, the chin and the lower half of the nose. The tiny blood vessels in these areas… …   Medical dictionary

  • Rosacea keratitis — A condition affecting the eyes in about half of all cases of rosacea. It is characterized by burning and grittiness of the eyes (conjunctivitis). If this is not treated, * * * severe keratitis due to involvement of the cornea in rosacea,… …   Medical dictionary

  • rosacea — n. a chronic inflammatory disease of the face in which the skin becomes abnormally flushed. At times it becomes pustular and there may be an associated keratitis. The disease occurs in both sexes and at all ages but is most common in women in… …   The new mediacal dictionary

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  • Acne rosacea — This term is actually a misnomer! The appropriate term is simply rosacea which is a chronic skin disease that affects the middle third of the face with persistent redness over the areas of the face and nose that normally blush: mainly the… …   Medical dictionary

  • Acne rosacea — Rosazea/Rosacea, veraltete Bezeichnung auch Akne rosacea, (lat. für Kupferfinnen oder Rotfinnen) ist eine meist im fünften Lebensjahrzehnt beginnende akneähnliche Hauterkrankung des Gesichts mit fleckförmigen, teils schuppenden Rötungen sowie… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • queratitis de acné rosácea — Eng. Acne rosacea keratitis Queratitis grave que acontece en un cuadro de acné rosácea de la piel de la cara y párpados …   Diccionario de oftalmología

  • розацеа-кератит — (rosacea keratitis; син. кератит розацеа) поражение роговицы при розовых угрях, характеризующееся появлением в ней серовато белых инфильтратов, к которым подходит пучок сосудов в виде треугольника с основанием у лимба …   Большой медицинский словарь

  • Роза́цеа-керати́т — (rosacea keratitis; син. кератит розацеа) поражение роговицы при розовых угрях, характеризующееся появлением в ней серовато белых инфильтратов, к которым подходит пучок сосудов в виде треугольника с основанием у лимба …   Медицинская энциклопедия

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