Acute tubulo-interstitial nephritis
Description
pyelonephritis: Inflammation of the KIDNEY involving the renal parenchyma (the NEPHRONS); KIDNEY PELVIS; and KIDNEY CALICES. It is characterized by ABDOMINAL PAIN; FEVER; NAUSEA; VOMITING; and occasionally DIARRHEA.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | N14_PYELONEPHR |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: N10, ICD-8: 5901 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: N10, ICD-8: 5901 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 3 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 6531 | 4430 | 2101 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 4.93 | 5.9 | 3.66 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 52.92 | 48.02 | 63.26 |
| Median number of events / individual | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 10.83 | 7.79 | 17.23 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 13.32 | 10.59 | 19.09 |