Other diseases of liver

Description

Peliosis Hepatis: A vascular disease of the liver characterized by the occurrence of multiple blood-filled cysts or cavities. The cysts are lined with endothelial cells; the cavities lined with hepatic parenchymal cells (hepatocytes). Peliosis hepatis has been associated with use of anabolic steroids (anabolic agents) and certain drugs.

Data source
FinnGen phenocode K11_DISLIVOTH
Hospital Discharge registry ICD-10: K76, ICD-8: 573
Hospital Discharge registry: exclude ICD-8 57300
Cause of Death registry ICD-10: K76, ICD-8: 573
Cause of Death registry: exclude ICD-8 57300
Level in the ICD-hierarchy 3
First defined in version DF2
Ontology
DOID 914
GWAS catalog 1001387
MESH D010382
SNOMED CT 58008004

Key figures

Sex All Female Male
Number of individuals 1276 728 548
Unadjusted prevalence (%) 0.96 0.97 0.95
Mean age at first event (years) 51.14 52.3 49.59
Median number of events / individual 1 1 1

Clinical metrics

Sex All Female Male
Recurrence within 6 months (%) 26.65 29.81 22.45
Case fatality at 5-years (%) 6.35 3.98 9.49

Associations