Peritonsillar abscess
Description
peritonsillar abscess: An abscess that develops in the space surrounding one or both palatine tonsils.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | J10_PERITONSABSC |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: J36, ICD-9: 475, ICD-8: 501 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: J36, ICD-9: 475, ICD-8: 501 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 3 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 2346 | 1240 | 1106 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 1.77 | 1.65 | 1.93 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 32.41 | 30.39 | 34.67 |
| Median number of events / individual | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 10.49 | 10.56 | 10.4 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 0.55 | 0.4 | 0.72 |