[Survey on the Prevalence of Rare Kidney Diseases in Sicily].
rare diseases
rare renal diseases
renal disease
Journal
Giornale italiano di nefrologia : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di nefrologia
ISSN: 1724-5990
Titre abrégé: G Ital Nefrol
Pays: Italy
ID NLM: 9426434
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Feb 2019
Feb 2019
Historique:
entrez:
14
2
2019
pubmed:
14
2
2019
medline:
12
10
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Renal Diseases represent almost 6% of all Rare Diseases but are often misdiagnosed. In a survey made in Sicily in 2016, based on cases reported from all public hospitals according to a list of rare kidney diseases, we were able to collect 337 cases (199 males and 138 females). The highest prevalence was detected in children: 13.9 cases in 100.000 children; the mean age was 10, and the median 5 years, at the time of the diagnosis. Comparing our data with those available in the Sicilian Register of Rare Diseases we found that only 141 cases (54%) were present in the register. Promoting regional registries of rare kidney diseases in Italy may be useful for epidemiologic studies.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
ita
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
Copyright by Società Italiana di Nefrologia SIN, Rome, Italy.