Pseudoxanthoma elasticum is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Pseudoxanthoma elasticum, or a subtype of Pseudoxanthoma elasticum,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Pseudoxanthoma elasticum as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
Pseudoxanthoma elasticum: Introduction
Broader types of Pseudoxanthoma elasticum:
Prevalance of Pseudoxanthoma elasticum: 1 per 25,000 - 100,000 people are affected by pseudoxanthoma elasticum, Genetics Home Reference website
Prevalance Rate of Pseudoxanthoma elasticum: approx 1 in 25,000 or 0.00% or 10,880 people in USA [about data]
Prognosis of Pseudoxanthoma elasticum: normally a slowly progressing condition
Symptoms of Pseudoxanthoma elasticum: see symptoms of Pseudoxanthoma elasticum
Treatments for Pseudoxanthoma elasticum:
see treatments for Pseudoxanthoma elasticum
Research for Pseudoxanthoma elasticum:
see research for Pseudoxanthoma elasticum
Main name of condition: Pseudoxanthoma elasticum
Other names or spellings for Pseudoxanthoma elasticum:elastosis dystrophica syndrome, Gronblad-Strandberg syndrome, systemic elastorrhexis of Touraine, PXE
Gronblad Strandberg syndrome, PXE
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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