在美国人口中,儿科角的发生率和临床特征
Marybeth K Farazdaghi1, Erick D Bothun1, Meagan Tran2
1Department of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota.
概括
儿童角 (PKC) 每年影响每10万名儿童中有2.48人. 近一半的被诊断为儿科角膜患者需要在10年内进行角膜手术,这凸显了及时干预的必要性.
科学领域:
- 眼科医生 眼科 眼科
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
背景情况:
- 儿科角膜 (PKC) 是一种渐进的角膜稀疏障碍,影响青少年.
- 了解PKC的发病率和长期结果对于患者管理和资源分配至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定45年期间儿科角 (PKC) 的基于人口的发病率.
- 评估20年内在一个机构接受角膜手术的儿科角膜患者的风险.
主要方法:
- 在明尼苏达州奥尔姆斯特德县 (1975-2019) 诊断出形的19岁以下患者的医疗记录的回顾性审查.
- 纳入19岁以下的患者在该机构 (2001-2020年) 看到的形的记录.
主要成果:
- 每年每10万人中PKC的发病率为2.48例.
- 诊断时的平均年龄为15.25岁,77.8%是男性.
- 在该机构管理的46%的患者在随访期间至少接受了一次角膜手术,其10年风险为60%.
结论:
- 在明尼苏达州奥姆斯特德县,PKC的发病率为每10万人/年2.48.
- 显著比例的儿科角患者需要手术干预,强调病情的严重程度和影响.
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