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BACKGROUND: Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a rare entity with severe inflammatory demyelinating events of the central nervous system with debilitating sequelae. Its global prevalence ranges between 0.5 and 4/100,000 individuals, with variations by region and ethnicity. Latin America lacks epidemiological data on the disease, and Colombian prevalence is unknown. OBJECTIVE: Prevalence of NMOSD in Colombia was estimated between 2017 and 2021 using the official Ministry of Health administrative database (SISPRO). METHODS: This is an observational, cross-sectional retrospective study, using data between January 2017 and December 2021 in the SISPRO database using the International Classification of Disease code for NMOSD G36.0. Prevalence by gender, age and geographic distribution was estimated using official government statistics for 2019. World Health Organization (WHO) standard population was used to adjust using the direct method. RESULTS: 2,650 patients were diagnosed with NMOSD; the average age was 44.9 years with an overall unadjusted prevalence of 5.3/100,000 individuals, higher for females (7.8) than for males (2.8). No significant changes (from 5.3 to 5.4) were seen after adjusting to the WHO standard. CONCLUSION: According to this study Colombia has one of the highest prevalence rates of NMOSD in Latin America, further studies are needed to elucidate the contributing factors.
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En el presente estudio se evaluó el estado bucodental en adultos de 55 a 75 años en el Centro Médico Ascope (EsSalud), teniendo como variables de estudio la caries dental, el estado periodontal, el estado de la mucosa oral, asi como el género. Esta investigación de tipo descriptivo tiene como objetivo determinar el estado de salud oral ,periodontal de los pacientes objeto de estudio asi como ver la prevalencia en cuanto al género. El estudio se desarrolló en el local del adulto mayor en el centro médico de Ascope, en 123 pacientes , se utilizaron espejos, mascarillas , guantes, sondas periodontales, implementos de diagnóstico asi como la ficha de recolección de datos adaptada para este fin. Los resultados obtenidos evidencian el elevado índice de caries dental y enfermedad periodontal no asi las enfermedades orales severas (cáncer), sólo contados casos de lengua fisurada. Palabras clave: Caries dental, lengua fisurada, mucosa oral.