Churg-Strauss syndrome epidemiology and demographics
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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]
Overview
The prevalence of Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis ranges from 2 to 13 per million person a year, with higher prevalences seen in Europeans.[1]
Epidemiology and Demographics
Prevalence
The prevalence of Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis ranges from 2 to 13 per million person a year.[1]
Age
The mean age at diagnosis is 50. The initial onset of symptoms may be 10-20 years earlier.
Gender
There is no gender predominance.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mahr A, Guillevin L, Poissonnet M, Aymé S (2004). "Prevalences of polyarteritis nodosa, microscopic polyangiitis, Wegener's granulomatosis, and Churg-Strauss syndrome in a French urban multiethnic population in 2000: a capture-recapture estimate". Arthritis Rheum. 51 (1): 92–9. doi:10.1002/art.20077. PMID 14872461.