[Epidemiology of connective tissue diseases of the skin (scleroderma, dermatomyositis and polymyositis) in Japan].
An epidemiologic study of connective tissue diseases (scleroderma, dermatomyositis, and polymyositis) performed from 1973 to 1976 in Japanese university hospitals is reported. Data from 32 of 48 university hospitals revealed that a total of 659 cases were collected. There were 396 cases of progressive systemic sclerosis, 178 cases of dermatomyositis, and 85 cases of polymyositis. The following points were analyzed: relationship of regional incidence, sex, initial symptoms, laboratory findings, and statistical analysis of autopsies.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009220:Myositis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012737:Sex Factors
Epidemiologie von Bindegewebskrankheiten der Haut (Sklerodermie, Dermatomyositis und Polymyositis) in Japan.