Other meningitis

Description

infectious meningitis: Inflammation of the meninges of the brain and/or spinal cord caused by an infectious agent (viral, bacterial, or fungal). Symptoms include headache, fever, vomiting, neck stiffness, photophobia, confusion, and seizures.

Data source
FinnGen phenocode G6_MENINGOTH
Hospital Discharge registry ICD-10: G02/G03, ICD-9: 322
Hospital Discharge registry: exclude ICD-10 G020
Cause of Death registry ICD-10: G02/G03, ICD-9: 322
Cause of Death registry: exclude ICD-10 G020
Level in the ICD-hierarchy 3
First defined in version DF2
Ontology
DOID 9471
GWAS catalog 0000584
MESH D008581
SNOMED CT 312216007

Key figures

Sex All Female Male
Number of individuals 100 53 47
Unadjusted prevalence (%) 0.08 0.07 0.08
Mean age at first event (years) 47.03 49.74 43.98
Median number of events / individual 1 1 1

Clinical metrics

Sex All Female Male
Recurrence within 6 months (%) 14.0 15.09 12.77
Case fatality at 5-years (%) 12.0 11.32 12.77

Associations