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Incidence

Lupus erythematosus:

  • Affects approximately 1 in 2000 people in Canada.
  • Affects women 8 to 10 times more often than men.
  • Most often occurs in women between 15 and 45 years of age.

Rheumatoid arthritis:

  • Affects approximately 1 in 100 people in Canada.
  • Affects women 3 times more often than men.
  • Most often occurs in adults between 25 and 50 years of age.
 Scleroderma:
  • Affects approximately 1 in 1800 people in Canada.
  • Affects women 5 times more often than men.
  • Most often occurs in adults between 30 and 50 years of age.
 Dermatomyositis:
  • Along with polymyositis, affects 1 in 2000 people in Canada.
  • Affects women twice as often as men.
  • Most often occurs in children between the ages of 5 and 15 and in adults between the ages of 50 and 70.

 

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Contact Information:

Canadian Skin Patient Alliance
2446 Bank Street, Suite 383
Ottawa, Ontario
K1V 1A8
 

Christine Jackson, Executive Director
phone: 613-422-4265
fax: 613-422- 4267
 

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