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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Kamal Akbar, M.D.[2]
Overview
Lymphomatoid granulomatosis is a rare disease with which has prevalence that is not known. Its incidence is higher in males (male : female ratio 2 : 1), and it tends to occur between the 5th to 6th decade of life. It is more frequent in Europe than in Asia.[1]
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
- There is no documentation on the incidence of this disease.
Prevalence
- Prevalence of the diseases is unknown.
Case-fatality rate/Mortality rate
- Some sources that the mortality rate can be at 50%, but the prognosis is still variable.[2]
Age
- Usually occurs in the 5th to 6th decade of life, but there have been cases where the condition has occurred in adolescence.[1]
Race
- There is no racial predilection to Lymphomatoid granulomatosis.
Gender
- Males are more commonly affected by Lymphmatoid granulomatosis than females. The male to female ratio is approximately (male : female ratio 2 : 1).
Region
- The majority of Lymphomtoid graulomatosis cases are reported in Europe and Asia.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sýkorová A, Campr V, Kašparová P, Kočová E, Belada D, Trněný M; et al. (2014). "[Lymphomatoid granulomatosis - the past and present]". Vnitr Lek. 60 (3): 225–38. PMID 24981698.
- ↑ Katzenstein AL, Doxtader E, Narendra S (2010). "Lymphomatoid granulomatosis: insights gained over 4 decades". Am J Surg Pathol. 34 (12): e35–48. doi:10.1097/PAS.0b013e3181fd8781. PMID 21107080.