Crohn’s Disease Prevalence and Causes among Saudi Arabia Population
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Research Professionals - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: The Crohn’s disease (CD) is a new disease in Saudi Arabia (KSA). Studies have shown that there is little information about the symptoms and the characteristics of the disease in KSA. CD is an Inflammatory Bowel Disorder (IBD) that has no apparent causative agent. The condition is directly influenced by predisposing factors like malfunctioning of the immune systems, genetic problems, and adverse environmental factors. Objective: This research paper aimed to examine the prevalence and causes of Crohn's disease among Saudi's population. Methods: The research setting focused on the information from Saudi Arabia's health website. Data was obtained from Riyadh hospital from 2012 to 2017. The research methods involve the review of all IBD cases and diagnosis records stored in the hospital's archives. The research focused on information of children who were younger than eighteen years diagnosed with CD between December 2010 and January 2015. Results: Out of the 312 patients identified in the study, 120 (60%) were males. However, the prevalence of the disease in Saudi Arabia influenced the researcher to conduct a retrospective study to compare the dynamics of the disease in other countries. The research results showed that out of the 312 patients with the IBD, 197 patients had CD and around 115 had ulcerative colitis. The referral rate kept increasing from 2010 to 2015. Many of the patients with the diseases were from the central region of KSA. Research also showed that the 66% of the patients were admitted to the hospital. Approximately 9% of the patients developed colon cancer while six patients died in the hospital. It is, therefore, evident that there is an increase in IBD cases in Saudi Arabia. Conclusion: The documented data shows that there has been a strikingly increasing trend in the incident rate of CD in Saudi Arabia.
Authors and Affiliations
Bayan Musaed AlNooh, Mazen Hassan Alaslani, Addi Almaghamsi, Mohammed Foad Basehi, Mohammed Ibrahim Mufti
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- EP ID EP529960
- DOI 10.21276/ijmrp.2018.4.1.050
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