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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Achalasia is a rare disease, with an incidence of ~ 1 case per 100,000. | ==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ||
===Incidence=== | |||
* Achalasia is a rare disease, with an incidence of ~ 1 case per 100,000. | |||
===Age=== | |||
* Onset can be at any age, however it is rare to be seen before adolescence, and is most commonly seen in people between 25 and 60 years old. | |||
===Gender=== | |||
* Men and women are equally affected. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
- Achalasia is a rare disease, with an incidence of ~ 1 case per 100,000.
Age
- Onset can be at any age, however it is rare to be seen before adolescence, and is most commonly seen in people between 25 and 60 years old.
Gender
- Men and women are equally affected.