Epidemiologic profile of crohn?s disease patients, attended in the hospital Dr. Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia, during last decade
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| Materyal Türü: | artículo original |
| Durum: | Versión publicada |
| Yayın Tarihi: | 2016 |
| Diğer Bilgiler: | Objective: to establish an epidemiologic profile of Crohn`s Disease (CD) patients attended in Gastroenterology Department of the Hospital Dr. Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia, between June 2002 to June 2012. Results: between June 2002 to June 2012, 33 CD patients were attended in our hospital, 56% were male, mean age of 44 years old (range 15-63). Main symptoms at diagnosis were abdominal pain (63.3%) and diarrhea (39.3%). Extraintestinal manifestations in 21.2% and fistulous perianal disease was present in 39.4%. Anti-TNF drugs were used in 10 patients, only 1 severe adverse event. Estimated prevalence 3.83 cases/100,000 inhabitants, mortality rate 4.64 cases/1,000,000 inhabitants and fatality rate of 12%. Conclusions: the epidemiologic profile of CD patients, in the eastern geographical zone of our country does not differ significantly from worldwide data. Costa Rica is located in a low prevalence zone, and it shows an increasing tendency in the number of new cases and an earlier diagnosis. |
| Ülke: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Kurum: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Dil: | Español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/24828 |
| Online Erişim: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/medica/article/view/24828 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Anahtar Kelime: | Enfermedad de Crohn tracto gastrointestinal dolor abdominal diarrea Crohn’s disease gastrointestinal tract abdominal pain diarrhea |