Incidence of erythromelalgia: a population-based study in Olmsted County, Minnesota.
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol
; 23(1): 13-5, 2009 Jan.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To estimate the population-based incidence of erythromelalgia. Background Only one report describing the incidence of erythromelalgia has been published previously. STUDYDESIGN:
A population-based analysis of data from the Rochester Epidemiology Project.SETTING:
Tertiary care medical centre in Olmsted County, Minnesota (a rural county in the south-eastern portion of the state). PATIENTS Thirty-three residents of Olmsted County with a diagnosis of erythromelalgia during the study period.METHODS:
Age- and sex-specific incidence rates of erythromelalgia were determined. INTERVENTION None. MAINOUTCOME:
Population-based incidence rate.RESULTS:
The overall age- and sex-adjusted incidence rate (95% confidence interval, 95% CI) was 1.3 (0.8-1.7) per 100,000 people per year. The incidence of primary and secondary erythromelalgia was 1.1 (0.7-1.5) and 0.2 (0.02-0.4) per 100,000 people per year, respectively. The age-adjusted incidence rates (95% CI) were 2.0 (1.2-2.7) per 100,000 women and 0.6 (0.1-1.1) per 100,000 men. The study was limited by the small sample size and potential variability in recognition of erythromelalgia.CONCLUSION:
The population-based incidence of erythromelalgia has increased with each decade in Olmsted County over the past three decades; overall incidence was 1.3 per 100,000 people per year, approximately 5 times higher than previously reported.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Vigilância da População
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Eritromelalgia
Tipo de estudo:
Incidence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol
Assunto da revista:
DERMATOLOGIA
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DOENCAS SEXUALMENTE TRANSMISSIVEIS
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos