Development of an ICD Coding Definition for Inflammatory Bowel ...
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m<strong>an</strong>ifested by loss <strong>of</strong> normal vasculature, blunting <strong>of</strong> the haustral pattern <strong>an</strong>d gr<strong>an</strong>ularity.<br />
A yellow mucosal exudate <strong>an</strong>d inflammatory pseudopolyps might be present. Inflamed<br />
mucosa is friable, me<strong>an</strong>ing that the intestinal wall bleeds easily following minor trauma<br />
[10].<br />
2.1.5 Epidemiology <strong>of</strong> IBD<br />
The literature surrounding the epidemiology <strong>of</strong> IBD is very rich [11]. Table 1.<br />
summarizes some <strong>of</strong> the incidence <strong>an</strong>d prevalence rates reported in population-based<br />
studies <strong>for</strong> CD <strong>an</strong>d UC.<br />
Table1. Incidence <strong>an</strong>d prevalence rates per 100,000 persons <strong>of</strong> IBD in different<br />
geographic regions<br />
Region Year<br />
North America<br />
Northern<br />
Alberta[12]<br />
UC<br />
incidence<br />
UC<br />
prevalence<br />
CD<br />
incidence<br />
CD<br />
prevalence<br />
1981 6 37.5 10 44.4<br />
M<strong>an</strong>itoba[2] 1994 14.3 169.7 14.6 198.5<br />
Olmsted,<br />
MN[13]<br />
Europe<br />
1993 8.3 229 6.9 144.1<br />
Denmark[14] 1987 9.2 161.2 4.2 54<br />
Denmark[15] 1999 20.3 - 3.6 -<br />
UK[16] 1995 13.9 243 8.3 144<br />
Italy[17] 1992 9.6 121 3.4 40<br />
Croatia[18, 19] 1989 1.5 21.4 0.7 8.3<br />
East Asia<br />
Jap<strong>an</strong>[20] 1991 1.9 18.1 0.5 5.8<br />
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