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平的流行率和治疗模式
Natalia Pelet Del Toro1, Andrew Strunk1, Amit Garg2
1Department of Dermatology, Northwell Health, New Hyde Park, New York.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
|November 23, 2024
概括
平 (LP) 影响0.15%的美国成年人,大多数患者没有接受治疗. 局部皮质类固醇是这种慢性炎症疾病最常见的初始治疗方法.
科学领域:
- 皮肤病学 皮肤病学
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 平液 (LP) 是一种慢性粘膜皮肤炎症状况,流行病学和治疗数据有限.
- 了解LP的患病率和治疗模式对于管理患者的发病率至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定美国成年人中平坦 (LP) 的总体患病率.
- 分析皮肤科医生在美国人群中为LP处方的治疗方法.
主要方法:
- 使用Explorys数据库进行大规模分析.
- 检查了566,851名患者的流行数据.
- 评估皮肤科医生对LP的药物使用情况.
主要成果:
- 确定了1098例LP病例,标准化流行率为0.15%.
- 与男性相比,女性的LP患病率更高.
- 53%的LP患者在一年后仍未接受治疗;局部皮质类固醇是最常见的初始治疗.
结论:
- 美国成年人中LP的标准化患病率为0.15%.
- 系统性免疫抑制剂的治疗延续和切换更频繁,这表明需要进一步研究.
- 缺乏精确的诊断代码可能导致非口腔LP的错误分类.
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