Chalazion
Description
meibomian cyst: An eyelid cyst caused by the blockage of a meibomian gland.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | H7_CHALAZION |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: H001, ICD-8: 3780 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: H001, ICD-8: 3780 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 3 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 1047 | 596 | 451 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.79 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 48.29 | 46.88 | 50.14 |
| Median number of events / individual | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 8.88 | 8.89 | 8.87 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 1.91 | 0.67 | 3.55 |