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 persons per 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 persons per year.[1]
Incidence
The incidence of Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis ranges from 0.5 to 6.8 per million persons per year.
Demographics
The rate distribution of Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis varies upon age, sex, and race.
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.
Race
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.