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Overview
Sarcoidosis is a worldwide disease but there are some parts of the world and some ethnic groups which sarcoidosis is more common. Sarcoidosis is not common before adulthood. It is rarely diagnosed in patients younger than 10 years. In children the clinical picture is different from adult, mostly involving eyes, skin and joints. It is believed to be more common in women compared to men.
Epidemiology
Sarcoidosis involves all ethnic groups over the world, but the incidence varies in different regions and/or ethnic groups[1]. The annual incidence is highest in northern Europe(5 to 40 cases per 100,000)[2]. The annual incidence in black americans compared to white americans is 3:1[3]. The prognosis is also more likely to be poor in black americans[4]. Sarcoidosis is more common in women compared to men[1][5].
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hosoda Y, Yamaguchi M, Hiraga Y: Global epidemiology of sarcoidosis. What story do prevalance and incidence tell us? Clin Chest Med 18:681–694, 1997.
- ↑ Pietinalho A, Hiraga Y, Hosoda Y, Lofroos AB, Yamaguchi M, Selroos O. The frequency of sarcoidosis in Finland and Hokkaido, Japan: a comparative epidemiological study. Sarcoidosis 1995;12:61-67.
- ↑ Rybicki BA, Major M, Popovich J Jr, Maliarik MJ, Iannuzzi MC. Racial differences in sarcoidosis incidence: a 5-year study in a health maintenance organization. Am J Epidemiol 1997;145:234-241.
- ↑ Baughman RP, Teirstein AS, Judson MA, et al. Clinical characteristics of patients in a case control study of sarcoidosis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2001;164:1885-1889.
- ↑ Rybicki BA, Major M, Popovich J Jr, et al: Racial differences in sarcoidosis incidence: a ive year study in a health maintenance organization. Am J Epidemiol 145:234–241, 1997.