Migraine Headaches and Rosacea

There are reports that may indicate migraine headaches may be associated with rosacea. For instance, one report says, "Studies have found possible associations between rosacea and the face mite Demodex folliculorum, Helicobacter pylori infection, and migraine headaches. Another report says, "the association of rosacea with migraine headaches suggests an inherent vascular lability in individuals with rosacea." The NRS reports that "women with rosacea may be more likely to experience migraine headaches than those without rosacea, according to findings reported in the medical journal Dermatology." This same report says "the authors speculated that changes in vascular reactivity caused by age-related modifications in sexual hormones might be the reason for this finding."

American Family Physician, August 1, 2002
Rosacea: A Common, Yet Commonly Overlooked, Condition
B. WAYNE BLOUNT, M.D., M.P.H., and ALLEN L. PELLETIER, M.D.
University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee

Rosacea: a reaction pattern associated with ocular lesions and migraine?
Ramelet AA., PMID: 7979452 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

The Proposed Inflammatory Pathophysiology of Rosacea
from SKINmed
Dermatology for the Clinician

Rosacea Linked with Increase in Migraine
Rosacea Review, Winter 1998

Postmenopausal female rosacea patients are more disposed to react with migraine.
Berg M, Liden S, Dermatology. 1996;193:73-74.