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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sogand Goudarzi, MD [2]
Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
- In children less than 5 years of age, the incidence of HUS is approximately 8.5 per 100,000.[1]
Mortality rate
- In 2017, the mortality of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is estimated to approximately 10% .[2]
Age
- Patients of all age groups may develop hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS).
- The incidence of HUS increases with age; the median age at diagnosis is younger than 5 years.[3]
- HUS commonly affects individuals younger 5 older than [number of years] years of age.[3]
Race
- HUS usually affects individuals of the White race (82%).[4]
Gender
- HUS affects female more than male. Approximately 59% of affected individuals are female.[4]
Region
- The majority of [disease name] cases are reported in [geographical region].
- [Disease name] is a common/rare disease that tends to affect [patient population 1] and [patient population 2].
References
- ↑ Mele, Caterina; Remuzzi, Giuseppe; Noris, Marina (2014). "Hemolytic uremic syndrome". Seminars in Immunopathology. 36 (4): 399–420. doi:10.1007/s00281-014-0416-x. ISSN 1863-2297.
- ↑ Gregory Hall, Shinichiro Kurosawa & Deborah J. Stearns-Kurosawa (2017). "Shiga Toxin Therapeutics: Beyond Neutralization". Toxins. 9 (9). doi:10.3390/toxins9090291. PMID 28925976. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Karpman, Diana; Loos, Sebastian; Tati, Ramesh; Arvidsson, Ida (2017). "Haemolytic uraemic syndrome". Journal of Internal Medicine. 281 (2): 123–148. doi:10.1111/joim.12546. ISSN 0954-6820.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Deirdra R. Terrell, Sara K. Vesely, Johanna A. Kremer Hovinga, Bernhard Lammle & James N. George (2010). "Different disparities of gender and race among the thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and hemolytic-uremic syndromes". American journal of hematology. 85 (11): 844–847. doi:10.1002/ajh.21833. PMID 20799358. Unknown parameter
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