Felty syndrome
Description
Felty's syndrome: Felty syndrome (FS), also known as ''super rheumatoid'' disease, is a severe form of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), characterized by a triad of RA, splenomegaly and neutropenia, resulting in susceptibility to bacterial infections.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | FELTY |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: M050, ICD-8: 71210 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: M050, ICD-8: 71210 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 36 | 24 | 12 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 63.86 | 65.07 | 61.44 |
| Median number of events / individual | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 25.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 13.89 | 20.83 | 0.0 |