Prevalence,phenotype and medication for the pediatric inflammatory bowel disease population of a state in Southeastern Brazil
作者机构:Pharmaceutical AssistanceHealth Department of Espírito SantoVitoria 29052-210Espírito SantoBrazil Department of GastroenterologyGastromedRio de Janeiro 22640-100Rio de JaneiroBrazil Departament of Medical ClinicalHospital Universitário Cassiano Antonio MoraesVitoria 29042-755Espírito SantoBrazil
出 版 物:《World Journal of Clinical Pediatrics》 (世界临床儿科杂志)
年 卷 期:2022年第11卷第4期
页 面:341-350页
学科分类:1002[医学-临床医学] 100202[医学-儿科学] 10[医学]
主 题:Inflammatory bowel disease Pediatric Prevalence Phenotype Brazil
摘 要:BACKGROUND Inflammatory bowel disease(IBD)can lead to social and economic impacts *** Brazil,where its adult prevalence is increasing,the epidemiology of the pediatric population is not well known,although there is a documented increase in pediatric IBD incidence *** has continental dimensions,and Espírito Santo is a state of southeastern Brazil,the region with the highest demographic densities and is the economically most important in the *** To assess the prevalence,incidence,phenotype and medications in a Southeastern Brazilian pediatric *** Data were retrieved from the Public Medication-Dispensing System of the Department of Health in Espírito Santo state from documentation required to have access to highly expensive medication from August 1,2012 to July 31,*** were 1048 registered patients with IBD of all ages,and of these patients,the cases≤17 years were *** data were obtained through the analysis of administrative requests for these medications and included medical reports,endoscopy exams,histopathology and imaging tests,which followed the Clinical Protocols and Therapeutic Guidelines of the Brazilian *** confirmed cases of IBD were included in the *** There were 55 pediatric patients/1048 registered patients(5.34%),with Crohn s disease(CD)representing 30/55(55%),ulcerative colitis(UC)24/55(43.6%)and 1 unclassified IBD,a significant difference from adult patients(P=0.004).The prevalence of IBD in pediatric patients was 5.02 cases/100.000 inhabitants;the incidence in 2014 was 1.36 cases/100.000 *** mean age at diagnosis was 12.2 years(±4.2).There were 7 children diagnosed up to 6 years old,7 between 7 to 10 years old and 41 between 11 and≤17 years *** was no difference in the distribution of UC and CD between these age categories(P=0.743).There was no difference in gender distribution in relation to *** and adolescents with UC had a predominance of