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**Research in Greece from 1999-2002 indicated a median age of 54.5 years old for Erysipelas patients.<ref name="pmid20931671">{{cite journal |vauthors=Krasagakis K, Valachis A, Maniatakis P, Krüger-Krasagakis S, Samonis G, Tosca AD |title=Analysis of epidemiology, clinical features and management of erysipelas |journal=Int. J. Dermatol. |volume=49 |issue=9 |pages=1012–7 |year=2010 |pmid=20931671 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | **Research in Greece from 1999-2002 indicated a median age of 54.5 years old for Erysipelas patients.<ref name="pmid20931671">{{cite journal |vauthors=Krasagakis K, Valachis A, Maniatakis P, Krüger-Krasagakis S, Samonis G, Tosca AD |title=Analysis of epidemiology, clinical features and management of erysipelas |journal=Int. J. Dermatol. |volume=49 |issue=9 |pages=1012–7 |year=2010 |pmid=20931671 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
**Research in Hungary from 2001-2002 indicated a median age of 59 years old for Erysipelas patients.<ref name="pmid22276443">{{cite journal |vauthors=Vâţă D, Solovăstru LG, Vâţă A, Dorobăţ C |title=[Demographic, clinical and laboratory characteristics of erisypelas in the period 2001-2010] |language=Romanian |journal=Rev Med Chir Soc Med Nat Iasi |volume=115 |issue=4 |pages=1042–7 |year=2011 |pmid=22276443 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | **Research in Hungary from 2001-2002 indicated a median age of 59 years old for Erysipelas patients.<ref name="pmid22276443">{{cite journal |vauthors=Vâţă D, Solovăstru LG, Vâţă A, Dorobăţ C |title=[Demographic, clinical and laboratory characteristics of erisypelas in the period 2001-2010] |language=Romanian |journal=Rev Med Chir Soc Med Nat Iasi |volume=115 |issue=4 |pages=1042–7 |year=2011 |pmid=22276443 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
===Gender=== | |||
*Data is inconclusive with regards to the predominant gender in Erysipelas patients. | |||
**Studies have shown both a predominance in males and females in patient population samples.<ref name="pmid22276443">{{cite journal |vauthors=Vâţă D, Solovăstru LG, Vâţă A, Dorobăţ C |title=[Demographic, clinical and laboratory characteristics of erisypelas in the period 2001-2010] |language=Romanian |journal=Rev Med Chir Soc Med Nat Iasi |volume=115 |issue=4 |pages=1042–7 |year=2011 |pmid=22276443 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid20931671">{{cite journal |vauthors=Krasagakis K, Valachis A, Maniatakis P, Krüger-Krasagakis S, Samonis G, Tosca AD |title=Analysis of epidemiology, clinical features and management of erysipelas |journal=Int. J. Dermatol. |volume=49 |issue=9 |pages=1012–7 |year=2010 |pmid=20931671 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="ErikssonJorup-Ronstrom1996">{{cite journal|last1=Eriksson|first1=B.|last2=Jorup-Ronstrom|first2=C.|last3=Karkkonen|first3=K.|last4=Sjoblom|first4=A. C.|last5=Holm|first5=S. E.|title=Erysipelas: Clinical and Bacteriologic Spectrum and Serological Aspects|journal=Clinical Infectious Diseases|volume=23|issue=5|year=1996|pages=1091–1098|issn=1058-4838|doi=10.1093/clinids/23.5.1091}}</ref> | |||
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Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
- Research in Belgium in 2004 approximated the incidence of Erysipelas to be 249 per 100,000 individuals in Europe.[1]
Age
- Erysipelas primarily affects individuals older than 50 years old.
- Research from November 1988 - October 1990 in Sweden indicated a median age of 61 years old for Erysipelas patients.[2]
- Research in Greece from 1999-2002 indicated a median age of 54.5 years old for Erysipelas patients.[3]
- Research in Hungary from 2001-2002 indicated a median age of 59 years old for Erysipelas patients.[4]
Gender
- Data is inconclusive with regards to the predominant gender in Erysipelas patients.
References
- ↑ Bartholomeeusen S, Vandenbroucke J, Truyers C, Buntinx F (2007). "Epidemiology and comorbidity of erysipelas in primary care". Dermatology (Basel). 215 (2): 118–22. doi:10.1159/000104262. PMID 17684373.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Eriksson, B.; Jorup-Ronstrom, C.; Karkkonen, K.; Sjoblom, A. C.; Holm, S. E. (1996). "Erysipelas: Clinical and Bacteriologic Spectrum and Serological Aspects". Clinical Infectious Diseases. 23 (5): 1091–1098. doi:10.1093/clinids/23.5.1091. ISSN 1058-4838.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Krasagakis K, Valachis A, Maniatakis P, Krüger-Krasagakis S, Samonis G, Tosca AD (2010). "Analysis of epidemiology, clinical features and management of erysipelas". Int. J. Dermatol. 49 (9): 1012–7. PMID 20931671.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Vâţă D, Solovăstru LG, Vâţă A, Dorobăţ C (2011). "[Demographic, clinical and laboratory characteristics of erisypelas in the period 2001-2010]". Rev Med Chir Soc Med Nat Iasi (in Romanian). 115 (4): 1042–7. PMID 22276443.