Otitis externa
Description
otitis externa: Inflammation of the anatomical structures of the outer ear and ear canal secondary to an infectious process. Bacterial etiology is most common, but fungal infection is also possible. Symptoms include erythema, edema, and pain.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | H8_EXTOTITIS |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: H60 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: H60 |
| Include | H8_EXT_ABSC, H8_EXT_CELLUL, H8_EXT_MALIGN, H8_EXT_INFNAS, H8_EXT_CHOL, H8_EXT_NONINF, H8_EXT_OTH, H8_EXT_NAS |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 3 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 1777 | 1003 | 774 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 1.34 | 1.33 | 1.35 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 49.53 | 48.5 | 50.87 |
| Median number of events / individual | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 16.71 | 16.75 | 16.67 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 2.42 | 1.3 | 3.88 |