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: A35/A40/A30/A41/A39/A33/A34/A44/A49/A43/A42/A48/A36/A37/A38/A46/A31/A32, ICD-9: 030/031/032/033/034/035/036/037/038/039/040/041, 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: A35/A40/A30/A41/A39/A33/A34/A44/A49/A43/A42/A48/A36/A37/A38/A46/A31/A32, ICD-9: 030/031/032/033/034/035/036/037/038/039/040/041, 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