Peritonsillar abscess
Description
peritonsillar abscess: An abscess that develops in the space surrounding one or both palatine tonsils.
Data source
FinnGen phenocode | J10_PERITONSABSC |
Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: J36, ICD-9: 475, ICD-8: 501 |
Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: J36, ICD-9: 475, ICD-8: 501 |
Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 3 |
First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
Sex | All | Female | Male |
Number of individuals | 2346 | 1240 | 1106 |
Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 1.77 | 1.65 | 1.93 |
Mean age at first event (years) | 32.41 | 30.39 | 34.67 |
Median number of events / individual | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Clinical metrics
Sex | All | Female | Male |
Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 10.49 | 10.56 | 10.4 |
Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 0.55 | 0.4 | 0.72 |