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Diseases » Pseudoxanthoma elasticum » Prevalence

Prevalence and Incidence of Pseudoxanthoma elasticum

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Prevalance of Pseudoxanthoma elasticum:

1 per 25,000 - 100,000 people are affected by pseudoxanthoma elasticum, Genetics Home Reference website ... see also overview of Pseudoxanthoma elasticum.

Prevalance Rate:

approx 1 in 25,000 or 0.00% or 10,880 people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "1 per 25,000 - 100,000 people are affected by pseudoxanthoma elasticum, Genetics Home Reference website" -- see also general information about data sources]

Pseudoxanthoma elasticum: Rare Disease

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.

Ophanet, who are a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Pseudoxanthoma elasticum as a "rare disease". More information about Pseudoxanthoma elasticum is available from Orphanet

About prevalence and incidence statistics:

The term 'prevalence' of Pseudoxanthoma elasticum usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Pseudoxanthoma elasticum at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Pseudoxanthoma elasticum refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Pseudoxanthoma elasticum diagnosed each year. Hence, these two statistics types can differ: a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence, but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence. For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.