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Helicobacter pylori eradication treatment reduces the severity of rosacea
1Department of Dermatology, University of Erciyes School of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey.
Background:
A higher prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in rosacea patients than in healthy controls has been reported.
Objective:
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of H. pylori eradication therapy in patients with rosacea.
Methods:
Twenty-five rosacea patients and 87 age- and sex-matched healthy controls were included in this study. We detected IgG and IgA antibodies against H. pylori in both groups. An upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and a rapid urease test were performed on the 13 patients with rosacea who accepted this procedure. Amoxicillin 500 mg 3 times daily, metronidazole 500 mg 3 times daily, and bismuth subcitrate 300 mg 4 times daily were administered to patients positive for H. pylori. The severity of rosacea was scored before and after treatment.
Results:
There was no statistical difference in seropositivity in either group. In H. pylori-positive rosacea patients there was a significant decrease in the severity of rosacea at the end of the treatment as compared with the initial scores.
Conclusion:
Our findings suggest that H. pylori may be involved in rosacea and that eradication treatment may be beneficial.