[Pigmented erythema: a marker of alcoholism].
The aim of this paper is to describe the association between chronic alcoholism and pigmented erythema in the lower limbs. 489 patients were prospectively registered for this study; a significant association was observed between chronic alcoholism and pigmented erythema (prevalence 41,95 in alcoholics and 14.29 in nonalcoholics. x2 = 47.57; p less than 0.0001; OR = 4.274, confidence interval (CI) = 6.49-2.81); being more evident in patients under 60 years old (40% in alcoholics and 5.94 in non-alcoholics. x2 = 37.36; p less than 0.0001; OR = 9,21; IC = 4.29-19.77). Alcoholics with erythema tended to be the older ones, however, at the same time, they were younger than the non-alcoholic patients with erythema. Erythema was associated to the period time of ethanol addiction. Thus, we concluded that pigmented erythema can be considered a new alcoholism marker.
Rodríguez Rodríguez
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Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, La Laguna, Tenerife.
González Reimers
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Santolaria Fernández
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Batista López
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Gómez Sirvent
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Rodríguez Moreno
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Martínez Riera
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications*; D004890:Erythema / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010859:Pigmentation Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D011446:Prospective Studies
Eritema pigmentario: un marcador del alcoholismo.