Seropositive rheumatoid arthritis, wide
Description
Felty's syndrome: Felty syndrome (FS), also known as ''super rheumatoid'' disease, is a severe form of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), characterized by a triad of RA, splenomegaly and neutropenia, resulting in susceptibility to bacterial infections.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | RHEUMA_SEROPOS_WIDE |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: M05, ICD-9: 7140A |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: M05, ICD-9: 7140A |
| First defined in version | DF3 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 2687 | 1918 | 769 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 2.03 | 2.55 | 1.34 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 54.91 | 54.07 | 57.0 |
| Median number of events / individual | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 74.77 | 74.97 | 74.25 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 3.24 | 2.55 | 4.94 |