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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:

Overview

Autoimmune pancreatitis is a world wide entitiy but it's incidence has been found to be recently increased in Japan.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The incidence/prevalence of [disease name] is approximately [number range] per 100,000 individuals worldwide.
In [year], the incidence/prevalence of [disease name] was estimated to be [number range] cases per 100,000 individuals worldwide.
The prevalence of [disease/malignancy] is estimated to be [number] cases annually.

In [year], the incidence of [disease name] is approximately [number range] per 100,000 individuals with a case-fatality rate/mortality rate of [number range]%.
The case-fatality rate/mortality rate of [disease name] is approximately [number range].

There is no racial predilection to [disease name].
[Disease name] usually affects individuals of the [race 1] race. [Race 2] individuals are less likely to develop [disease name].

[Disease name] is a common/rare disease that tends to affect [patient population 1] and [patient population 2].

↑ Finkelberg DL, Sahani D, Deshpande V, Brugge WR (2006). "Autoimmune pancreatitis". N. Engl. J. Med. 355 (25): 2670–6. doi:10.1056/NEJMra061200. PMID 17182992.
↑ Okazaki K (2003). "Autoimmune pancreatitis is increasing in Japan". Gastroenterology. 125 (5): 1557–8. PMID 14628815.
↑ Kim KP, Kim MH, Lee SS, Seo DW, Lee SK (2004). "Autoimmune pancreatitis: it may be a worldwide entity". Gastroenterology. 126 (4): 1214. PMID 15057766.