Conjunctival actinic keratosis in women over 50 years of age with pterygium
Keywords:
conjunctiva; clinical; epidemiologicalAbstract
Introduction: Conjunctival actinic keratosis in Africa has the highest incidence rate of pre-malignant disease worldwide. In the province of Santiago de Cuba, its clinical and epidemiological characteristics are unknown.
Objective: To characterize patients with the anatomopathological diagnosis of conjunctival actinic keratosis treated at the Oculoplastics consultation at the "Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso" General Hospital in Santiago de Cuba from January, 2019 to December, 2021.
Methods: An observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted on patients with an anatomopathological diagnosis of conjunctival actinic keratosis, based on epidemiological and clinical variables. The study population consisted of 52 patients. The information obtained was entered into a database created using SPSS version 31.
Results: Among the patients studied, females predominated (71.2 %), and the most affected age group was 49 to 58 years. The 23.1 % of these patients had hypertension, and 33 of them presented with a foreign body sensation. Analysis of the types of associated conjunctival lesions revealed a predominance of pterygium (60.0 %).
Conclusions: Conjunctival actinic keratosis was more prevalent in women over 50 years of age, with the main reason for visit being a foreign body sensation. Pterygium was the conjunctival lesion most frequently associated with conjunctival actinic keratosis.
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