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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Cushing's is particularly common in females. Annually, there are around 2–5 new cases per million people worldwide. The pinworm is the most common [[helminth]] (i.e., [[parasitic worm]]) infection in the United States and Western Europe. | |||
==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ==Epidemiology and Demographics== |
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Overview
Cushing's is particularly common in females. Annually, there are around 2–5 new cases per million people worldwide. The pinworm is the most common helminth (i.e., parasitic worm) infection in the United States and Western Europe.
Epidemiology and Demographics
Cushing's disease is more common in females.
Prevalance
The prevalence of Cushing's syndrome is 39-79 per million.[1][2]
Incidence
The overall incidence of endogenous Cushing’s syndrome is approximately 2–5 new cases per million people per year.[1]
Age
There is no gender predilection for Cushing's syndrome.
Gender
Cushing's disease is more common in females with a female-to-male ratio of 3:1.[1]
Race
There is no racial predilection for enterobiasis.
Developed and Developing Countries
Cushing's syndrome has a worldwide distribution.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lacroix A, Feelders RA, Stratakis CA, Nieman LK (2015). "Cushing's syndrome". Lancet. 386 (9996): 913–27. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(14)61375-1. PMID 26004339.
- ↑ Loriaux DL (2017). "Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis of Cushing's Syndrome". N. Engl. J. Med. 376 (15): 1451–1459. doi:10.1056/NEJMra1505550. PMID 28402781.