Acute epiglottitis
Description
epiglottitis: Inflammation of the epiglottis.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | J10_EPIGLOTTITIS |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: J051, ICD-8: 46404 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: J051, ICD-8: 46404 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 3 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 115 | 52 | 63 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.11 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 41.11 | 38.71 | 43.1 |
| Median number of events / individual | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 7.83 | 11.54 | 4.76 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 0.87 | 0.0 | 1.59 |