Disorders of eyelid, lacrimal system and orbit
Description
orbital plasma cell granuloma: A nonspecific tumor-like inflammatory lesion in the ORBIT of the eye. It is usually composed of mature LYMPHOCYTES; PLASMA CELLS; MACROPHAGES; LEUKOCYTES with varying degrees of FIBROSIS. Orbital pseudotumors are often associated with inflammation of the extraocular muscles (ORBITAL MYOSITIS) or inflammation of the lacrimal glands (DACRYOADENITIS).
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | H7_LIDLACRIMALORBIT |
| Include | H7_HORDEOLUM, H7_CHALAZION, H7_EYELIDINFLAMMATION, H7_EYELIDDIS, H7_LACRIMALSYSTEM, H7_ORBIT |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 2 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 9106 | 6029 | 3077 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 6.87 | 8.02 | 5.36 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 56.98 | 56.1 | 58.71 |
| Median number of events / individual | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 27.95 | 27.98 | 27.88 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 3.18 | 2.39 | 4.74 |