Other bacterial diseases

Description

erysipelas: an infection of the upper layers of the skin caused by species of streptococcus. Erysipelas results in a fiery red rash with raised edges that can easily be distinguished from the skin around it. The affected skin may be warm to the touch.

Data source
FinnGen phenocode AB1_OTHER_BACTERIAL
Hospital Discharge registry ICD-10: A41/A36/A49/A33/A32/A40/A37/A42/A35/A38/A43/A31/A46/A39/A30/A44/A48/A34, ICD-9: 036/034/030/031/041/039/038/037/032/035/040/033, ICD-8: 03[0-9]
Hospital Discharge registry: exclude ICD-9 034[0-0]
Hospital Discharge registry: exclude ICD-8 034[0-0]
Cause of Death registry ICD-10: A37/A42/A44/A41/A43/A31/A46/A32/A40/A36/A33/A35/A38/A48/A34/A39/A30/A49, ICD-9: 031/041/039/038/037/032/035/040/033/036/034/030, ICD-8: 03[0-9]
Cause of Death registry: exclude ICD-9 034[0-0]
Cause of Death registry: exclude ICD-8 034[0-0]
Level in the ICD-hierarchy 2
First defined in version DF2
Ontology
DOID 11330
GWAS catalog 1001462
MESH D004886
SNOMED CT 44653001

Key figures

Sex All Female Male
Number of individuals 11787 5497 6290
Unadjusted prevalence (%) 8.89 7.32 10.95
Mean age at first event (years) 58.83 58.75 58.91
Median number of events / individual 1 1 1

Clinical metrics

Sex All Female Male
Recurrence within 6 months (%) 14.36 13.7 14.94
Case fatality at 5-years (%) 15.81 14.19 17.23

Associations