Report from Mongolia – How much do we know about the incidence of rare cases in less developed countries: a case series

2008

Rare Disease Cases in Mongolia

Sample size: 7 publication Evidence: low

Author Information

Author(s): Dünser Martin W, Bataar Otgon, Rusher Albert H, Hasibeder Walter R, Tsenddorj Ganbat

Primary Institution: Innsbruck Medical University

The global incidence of rare cases may be underestimated by contemporary international databases.

Diseases considered rare in industrialized nations may occur more frequently in less developed countries.

Seven patients with rare diseases were treated in a Mongolian ICU over five months.
All disease conditions presented are either considered rare or have not yet been reported.
The occurrence of seven such cases during a short time suggests an unusual accumulation.

This study looked at seven patients with rare diseases in Mongolia, showing that these cases might happen more often than we think.

Case series of seven patients treated in an ICU over a 5-month period.

Potential publication bias may lead to underreporting of cases from less developed countries.

The study is based on a small sample size from a single ICU.

All patients were Asian adults with varying ages and medical histories.

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