Histiocytosis epidemiology and demographics

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Epidemiology and Demographics

According to the Histiocytosis Association of America, 1 in 200,000 children in the United States are born with histiocytosis each year.^[1] HAA also states that most of the people diagnosed with histiocytosis are children under the age of 10. The University of California, San Francisco, states that the disease usually occurs from birth to age 15.^[2]

References

↑ Disease information at the Histiocytosis Association of America
↑ http://www.ucsfhealth.org/childrens/medical_services/cancer/histio/conditions/histio/signs.html

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[1] Disease information at the Histiocytosis Association of America

[2] ttp://www.ucsfhealth.org/childrens/medical_services/cancer/histio/conditions/histio/signs.html

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