domingo, 6 de diciembre de 2015

PRIMARY LYMPHEDEMA & SECONDARY LYMPHEDEMA - Epidemiology - Prevalence - Incidence - Number of people affected - Estimating the world population burden - Estimated more than 270 million people in the world affected by diseases of the lymphatic system - Listed by countries of the world


ESTIMATED WORLD POPULATION AFFECTED BY DISEASES OF THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM LISTED BY COUNTIES










COUNTRY
 EPIDEMIOLOGY              

   1   
52.266.894
2
47.527.569
3
12.096.863
4
9.480.459
5
7.576.263
6
6.942.485
7
6.694.384
8
5.944.221
9
5.342.537
10
4.762.493
11
4.642.471
12
3.753.619
13
3.618.976
14
3.470.548
15
3.127.003
16
3.099.460
17
2.942.633
18
2.843.888
19
2.601.004
20
2.520.861
21
2.424.048
22
2.380.846
23
2.290.133
24
2.014.461
25
1.992.732
26
TANZANIA
1.903.405
27
SOUTH KOREA
1.856.701
28
COLOMBIA
1.834.864
29
SPAIN
1.764.990
30
KENYA
1.707.974
31
UKRAINE
1.685.299
32
ARGENTINA
1.567.617
33
ALGERIA
1.497.336
34
UGANDA
1.456.673
35
SUDAN
1.453.653
36
POLAND
1.433.270
37
CANADA
1.332.177
38
IRAQ
1.303.829
39
MOROCCO
1.255.984
40
AFGHANISTAN
1.173.019
41
VENEZUELA
1.156.925
42
PERU
1.153.840
43
MALAYSIA
1.132.046
44
SAUDI ARABIA
1.101.354
45
UZBEKISTAN
1.099.685
46
NEPAL
1.054.528
47
MOZAMBIQUE
992.737
48
GHANA
991.582
49
NORTH KOREA
938.497
50
YEMEN
936.319
51
AUSTRALIA
886.131
52
MADAGASCAR
883.949
53
CAMEROON
855.699
54
ANGOLA
830.147
55
SYRIA
824.498
56
ROMANIA
811.506
57
SRI LANKA
804.217
58
CÔTE D'IVOIRE
780.179
59
NIGER
695.055
60
CHILE
666.483
61
BURKINA FASO
653.236
62
MALAWI
631.093
63
NETHERLANDS
630.092
64
KAZAKHSTAN
622.758
65
ECUADOR
599.346
66
GUATEMALA
594.739
67
MALI
591.309
68
CAMBODIA
577.810
69
ZAMBIA
563.288
70
ZIMBABWE
547.475
71
SENEGAL
545.556
72
CHAD
495.418
73
RWANDA
453.752
74
GUINEA
451.646
75
SOUTH SUDAN
440.202
76
CUBA
422.197
77
BELGIUM
417.916
78
GREECE
417.315
79
TUNISIA
416.884
80
BOLIVIA
406.787
81
SOMALIA
405.212
82
CZECH  REPUBLIC
402.768
83
PORTUGAL
397.886
84
BENIN
397.482
85
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
394.836
86
BURUNDI
393.103
87
HAITI
392.303
88
HUNGARY
372.494
89
SWEDEN
361.172
90
AZERBAIJAN
356.808
91
SERBIA
355.064
92
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
354.211
93
BELARUS
349.035
94
AUSTRIA
319.741
95
TAJIKISTAN
315.336
96
HONDURAS
309.778
97
SWITZERLAND
305.921
98
ISRAEL
293.329
99
JORDAN
281.430
100
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
280354
101
HONG KONG
272.234
102
BULGARIA
268.800
103
TOGO
262.247
104
PARAGUAY
259.409
105
LAOS
258.529
106
ERITREA
245.107
107
EL SALVADOR
239.391
108
LIBYA
234.504
109
SIERRA LEONE
232.702
110
NICARAGUA
231.348
111
DENMARK
211.507
112
KYRGYZSTAN
210.938
113
SINGAPORE
206.891
114
SLOVAKIA
204.531
115
FINLAND
204.131
116
TURKMENISTAN
199.019
117
NORWAY
190.947
118
LEBANON
186.222
119
COSTA RICA
185.166
120
CENTRAL AFRICAN REP.
176.595
121
IRELAND
175.400
122
CONGO
170.947
123
NEW ZEALAND
170.676
124
STATE OF PALESTINE
166.365
125
LIBERIA
164.883
126
GEORGIA
162.107
127
CROATIA
160.202
128
MAURITANIA
149.417
129
OMAN
147.243
130
PANAMA
147.226
131
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
143.428
132
PUERTO RICO
138.135
133
KUWAIT
130.476
134
MOLDOVA
129.802
135
URUGUAY
128.201
136
ALBANIA
119.453
137
LITHUANIA
112811
138
ARMENIA
111.900
139
MONGOLIA
108.053
140
JAMAICA
104.956
141
NAMIBIA
88.050
142
QATAR
85.047
143
MACEDONIA
79.066
144
LESOTHO
78.657
145
SLOVENIA
77.835
146
LATVIA
76.542
147
BOTSWANA
76.447
148
GAMBIA
71.586
149
GUINEA-BISSAU
65.467
150
GABON
64.174
151
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
50.409
152
BAHRAIN
50.404
153
ESTONIA
48.141
154
SWAZILAND
47.539
155
MAURITIUS
46.843
156
CYPRUS
43.240
157
TIMOR-LESTE
43.216
158
FIJI
33.264
159
DJIBOUTI
33.237
160
RÉUNION
33.200
161
GUYANA
30.138
162
EQUATORIAL GUINEA
29.177
163
BHUTAN
28.708
164
COMOROS
28.216
165
MONTENEGRO
23.308
166
WESTERN SAHARA
21.962
167
MACAU
21.581
168
SOLOMON ISLANDS
21.482
169
SURINAME
20.397
170
LUXEMBOURG
20.129
171
CAPE VERDE
18.886
172
GUADELOUPE
17.551
173
MALTA
16.130
174
BRUNEI
15.870
175
MARTINIQUE
15.176
176
BAHAMAS
14.346
177
MALDIVES
13.184
178
BELIZE
12.741
179
ICELAND
12.493
180
BARBADOS
10.727
181
FRENCH  POLYNESIA
10.494
182
NEW CALEDONIA
9.743
183
VANUATU
9.686
184
FRENCH  GUIANA
9.580
185
MAYOTTE
8.553
186
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE
7.421
187
SAMOA
7.194
188
SAINT LUCIA
6.885
189
GUAM
6.283
190
CHANNEL ISLANDS
6.104
191
CURAÇAO
6.069
 192
S. VINCENT  & GRENADINES
4.101
193
USA VIRGIN ISLANDS
4.005
194
GRENADA
3.986
195
TONGA
3.967
196
KIRIBATI
3.898
197
MICRONESIA
3.896
198
ARUBA
3.879
199
SEYCHELLES
3.499
200
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
3.409
201
ISLE OF MAN
3.243
202
ANDORRA
3.006
203
DOMINICA
2.713
204
BERMUDA
2.455
205
CAYMAN ISLANDS
2.221
206
GREENLAND
2.144
207
AMERICAN SAMOA
2.075
208
SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS
2.055
209
NORTH MARIANA ISLANDS
2.045
210
MARSHALL ISLANDS
1.979
211
FAEROE ISLANDS
1.855
212
S. MAARTEN (DUTCH PART)
1.728
213
MONACO
1.427
214
LIECHTENSTEIN
1.395
215
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
1.265
216
SAN MARINO
1.186
217
GIBRALTAR
1100
218
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
1.071
219
PALAU
791
220
COOK ISLANDS
777
221
CARIBBEAN NETHERLANDS
732
222
ANGUILLA
542
223
WALLIS & FUTUNA ISLANDS
495
224
NAURU
378
225
TUVALU
371
226
SAINT PIERRE & MIQUELON
227
227
MONTSERRAT
193
228
SAINT HELENA
155
229
FALKLAND ISLANDS
114
230
NIUE
49
231
TOKELAU
46
232


HOLY SEE

                   TOTAL      270.765.081
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Referencias & Información:
1/   Schingale, Franz-Josef, "Lymphoedema, Lipoedema, Diagnosis and Therapy: A Guide for Those  Affected,"  2003, Hannover: Schlütersche  GmbH & Co. KG.
2/   Macdonald, J., Geyer, M. (2010) Wounds and Lymphoedema Management. Geneva: WHO (World Health  Organization).
3/    Földi M, Földi E, Strössenreuther RHK & Kubik S. Földi’s textbook of lymphology: for physicians and lymphedema therapists. München, Germany: Elsevier, Urban & Fischer Verlag, 2012.



IMPORTANT NOTICE 

Lymphedema is a serious chronic and progressive disease due to an organic disability. The clinical treatment of lymphedema is neither a cosmetic nor an aesthetic treatment. The treatment of lymphedema is to control its progression and alleviate the symptoms related to dysfunction of the lymphatic circulatory system. To prevent and avoid serious complications associated with treatment, such as the possible displacement of edema to previously unaffected areas when compression therapy is applied for volume reduction, patients should use highly specialized and experienced therapists. 

Professional qualification and instruction delivered remotely online are not the same as live hands-on practical instruction in the clinical training and certification of lymphedema therapists, similar to all other rehabilitation, medical, and surgical training programs, and especially for developing the necessary manual skills to treat a disease as complex as lymphedema. 

Patients should also take special care when choosing a "Multidisciplinary Center of Reference for Lymphedema", as not all countries and centers provide the same treatment options. The best choice is a center of reference that provides “Complete Decongestive Therapy (CDT)”, which is recognized as the “Gold Standard” treatment for lymphedema.

  • Read more about what is the best treatment option for Lymphedema HERE.
  • Read about what are the principal functions of Manual Lymphatic Drainage HERE.
  • Read about what are the main differences between the two principal lymphedema treatment protocols HERE. 
  • Read about what are the strategies for the implementation of low-cost treatment options for Lymphedema HERE.

REFERENCES

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SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY

CUTANEOUS COMPLICATIONS
INFECTIOUS COMPLICATIONS
CELLULITIS / DERMATOLYMPHANGIOADENITIS
TUMOURS

TREATMENT

COMPRESSION GARMENTS

DISABILITY

DISFIGUREMENT

PSYCHOSOCIAL IMPACT

PEDIATRIC LYMPHEDEMA

LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS / PODOCONIOSIS



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