Hypersplenism
Description
hypersplenism: Overactive functioning of the spleen, resulting in excessive destruction of blood cells.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | D3_HYPERSPLENISM |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: D731 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: D731 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 4 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 31 | 12 | 19 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 56.32 | 54.8 | 57.28 |
| Median number of events / individual | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 45.16 | 50.0 | 42.11 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 16.13 | 8.33 | 21.05 |