Chrondropathies
Description
relapsing polychondritis: Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is a rare, clinically heterogeneous, multisystemic inflammatory disease characterized by inflammation of the cartilage and proteoglycan rich structures leading to cartilage damage with joint, ocular and cardiovascular involvement.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | M13_CHRONDROPATHIES |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: M91/M93/M94/M92 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: M93/M92/M91/M94 |
| Include | M13_JUVOSTEOCHONRHIP, M13_OSTEOCHONDROPATHY, M13_TIETZE, M13_RELAPSPOLYCHONDR, M13_CHONDROMALACIA, M13_CHONDROLYSIS |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 3 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 1520 | 827 | 693 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 1.15 | 1.1 | 1.21 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 37.86 | 39.56 | 35.82 |
| Median number of events / individual | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 19.08 | 18.86 | 19.34 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 0.79 | 0.73 | 0.87 |