Capillary leak syndrome epidemiology and demographics

From 1960 to 2006, a hundred cases were reported of capillary leak syndrome. Apart from children it has been diagnosed in healthy, middle-aged, Caucasian adults with the median age ± S.D.: 45 ± 15 yrs. From 107 cases that were reported, 57% of those were males.

• Between 1960 to 2006, hundred cases of systemic capillary leak syndrome were reported in the world literature.
• Capillary leak syndrome has been described in children, however, it is sporadic and is diagnosed most often in previously healthy, middle-aged, Caucasian adults (median age ± S.D.: 45 ± 15 yrs; age range 5 months to 74 years).
• Based of 107 cases of capillary leak syndrome where information was available, 57% of the individuals were male.^[1]

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