Disorders of 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_ORBIT |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: H05 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: H05 |
| Include | H7_ORBITINFLAMACU, H7_ORBITINFLAMCHRON, H7_INFLAMORBOTHICD8, H7_EXOPTHALMUS, H7_ORBITDEFORM, H7_ENOPHTHALMOS, H7_RETAINEDBODY, H7_ORBITNAS, H7_LACRIMALORBITINOTH |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 3 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 342 | 234 | 108 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.26 | 0.31 | 0.19 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 50.76 | 51.4 | 49.37 |
| Median number of events / individual | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 52.34 | 54.7 | 47.22 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 3.8 | 3.85 | 3.7 |