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The prevalence of granulomatosis with | The prevalence of granulomatosis with polyangiitis in Europe ranges from 23.7 to 160 per million persons.<ref name="pmid24932888">{{cite journal| author=Catanoso M, Macchioni P, Boiardi L, Manenti L, Tumiati B, Cavazza A et al.| title=Epidemiology of granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener's granulomatosis) in Northern Italy: a 15-year population-based study. | journal=Semin Arthritis Rheum | year= 2014 | volume= 44 | issue= 2 | pages= 202-7 | pmid=24932888 | doi=10.1016/j.semarthrit.2014.05.005 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=24932888 }} </ref> | ||
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The incidence of Granulomatosis with polyangiitis in Europe ranges from 3 to 14.4 per million per year.<ref name="pmid24932888">{{cite journal| author=Catanoso M, Macchioni P, Boiardi L, Manenti L, Tumiati B, Cavazza A et al.| title=Epidemiology of granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener's granulomatosis) in Northern Italy: a 15-year population-based study. | journal=Semin Arthritis Rheum | year= 2014 | volume= 44 | issue= 2 | pages= 202-7 | pmid=24932888 | doi=10.1016/j.semarthrit.2014.05.005 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=24932888 }} </ref> | |||
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Wegener's granulomatosis is most common in middle-aged adults. It is rare in children, but has been seen in infants as young as 3 months old. | Wegener's granulomatosis is most common in middle-aged adults. It is rare in children, but has been seen in infants as young as 3 months old. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Ali Poyan Mehr, M.D. [2]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Krzysztof Wierzbicki M.D. [3]Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [4]
Overview
The prevalence of Granulomatosis with polyangiitis in Europe ranges from 23.7 to 160 per million person a year, with higher prevalence rates found in northern European countries such as Norway, southern Sweden, northern Germany and the United Kingdom. The incidence of the disease is 2.4 cases per million per year, with higher incidences found in Norway, Sweden, Germany, and the United Kingdom.[1]
Epidemiology
Prevalence
The prevalence of granulomatosis with polyangiitis in Europe ranges from 23.7 to 160 per million persons.[1]
=Incidence
The incidence of Granulomatosis with polyangiitis in Europe ranges from 3 to 14.4 per million per year.[1]
Age
Wegener's granulomatosis is most common in middle-aged adults. It is rare in children, but has been seen in infants as young as 3 months old.
Race
Whites are more likely to get it as compared to Blacks. 90% of the patients are white.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Catanoso M, Macchioni P, Boiardi L, Manenti L, Tumiati B, Cavazza A; et al. (2014). "Epidemiology of granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener's granulomatosis) in Northern Italy: a 15-year population-based study". Semin Arthritis Rheum. 44 (2): 202–7. doi:10.1016/j.semarthrit.2014.05.005. PMID 24932888.