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Odynophagia epidemiology and demographics

Introduction

Overview:

Overview:

Common causes of odynophagia have their independent statistics.

Epidemiology and Demographics

Epidemiology and Demographics

Following are statistics of common causes of odynophagia :

Upper respiratory tract infections:

Prevalence

  • In 2015, In the USA, the prevalence of Pharyngitis was 4.8 per 100,000 people with group A strep.

Incidence

  • In the USA, the incidence of URTI is 5,400 per 100,000 persons.

Age

  • URTI affects mostly extremes of age groups.

GERD:

Prevalence

  • In the USA and Europe, the prevalence of GERD ranges from low of 10,000 per 100,000 persons to high of 20,000 per 100,000 people. [1]
  • In Asia, the prevalence of GERD is 5,000 per 100,000 people.

Incidence

  • In the USA, the incidence of GERD is 5,400 per 100,000 persons.[1][2][3]
  • In Europe, the incidence of GERD is 840 per 100,000 persons.

Age

  • The prevalence of GERD increases with age.
  • GERD affects all age groups but it affects more the people older than 40 years.

Gender

  • Men and women are affected equally by GERD.

Race

  • There is no racial predilection for GERD.

Esophagitis:

Prevalence

  • In the USA and Europe, the prevalence of esophagitis ranges from low of 10,000 per 100,000 persons to high of 20,000 per 100,000 people.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
  • In Asia, the prevalence of esophagitis is 5,000 per 100,000 people.
  • The prevalence of esophagitis is approximately 50-100 per 100,000 individuals worldwide.

Incidence

  • In the USA, the incidence of esophagitis is 5,400 per 100,000 persons.
  • In Europe, the incidence of esophagitis is 840 per 100,000 persons.
  • The incidence of esophagitis is approximately 10 per 100,000 individuals worldwide.
References

References

  1. ↑ Sopeña B, Limeres J, García-Caballero L, Diniz-Freitas M, Seoane J, Diz P (2018). “A Dramatic Case of Odynophagia”. Dysphagia. 33 (1): 133–135. doi:10.1007/s00455-017-9861-8. PMID 29128948.
  2. ↑ Fukuda S, Watanabe N, Domen T, Ishioka M, Sawaguchi M, Ohba R; et al. (2018). “A case of esophageal actinomycosis with a unique morphology presenting as a refractory ulcer”. Clin J Gastroenterol. 11 (1): 38–41. doi:10.1007/s12328-017-0797-1. PMID 29124648.
  3. ↑ Chi TH, Hung CC, Chen RF, Yuan CH, Chen JC (2017). “Spontaneous retropharyngeal emphysema: A case report”. Niger J Clin Pract. 20 (9): 1213–1215. doi:10.4103/njcp.njcp_3_16. PMID 29072250.
  4. ↑ Dellon ES (2014). “Epidemiology of eosinophilic esophagitis”. Gastroenterol. Clin. North Am. 43 (2): 201–18. doi:10.1016/j.gtc.2014.02.002. PMC 4019938. PMID 24813510.
  5. ↑ Soon IS, Butzner JD, Kaplan GG, deBruyn JC (2013). “Incidence and prevalence of eosinophilic esophagitis in children”. J. Pediatr. Gastroenterol. Nutr. 57 (1): 72–80. doi:10.1097/MPG.0b013e318291fee2. PMID 23539047.
  6. ↑ Sperry SL, Crockett SD, Miller CB, Shaheen NJ, Dellon ES (2011). “Esophageal foreign-body impactions: epidemiology, time trends, and the impact of the increasing prevalence of eosinophilic esophagitis”. Gastrointest. Endosc. 74 (5): 985–91. doi:10.1016/j.gie.2011.06.029. PMC 3951006. PMID 21889135.
  7. ↑ Cianferoni A, Spergel JM (2015). “Eosinophilic Esophagitis and Gastroenteritis”. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep. 15 (9): 58. doi:10.1007/s11882-015-0558-5. PMID 26233430.
  8. ↑ Furuta GT, Katzka DA (2015). “Eosinophilic Esophagitis”. N. Engl. J. Med. 373 (17): 1640–8. doi:10.1056/NEJMra1502863. PMC 4905697. PMID 26488694.
  9. ↑ Kocsis D, Tulassay Z, Juhász M (2015). “[Dietary and pharmacological aspects of eosinophilic esophagitis]”. Orv Hetil (in Hungarian). 156 (23): 927–32. doi:10.1556/650.2015.30164. PMID 26027600.
  10. ↑ El-Serag HB, Sweet S, Winchester CC, Dent J (2014). “Update on the epidemiology of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: a systematic review”. Gut. 63 (6): 871–80. doi:10.1136/gutjnl-2012-304269. PMC 4046948. PMID 23853213.

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