Contact with heat and hot substances
Description
sparganosis: A parasitic helminthiasis infectious disease that involves parasitic infection by the genus Spirometra. A painful nodule develops after the plerocercoid larvae migrate to the brain causing cerebral sparganosis. Subcutaneous tissue, breast, orbit, urinary tract, pleural cavity, lungs, abdominal viscera and inner ear can be infected.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | VWXY20_CONTACT_W_HEAT_HOT_SUBST |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 4 |
| First defined in version | DF4 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 7 | - | 6 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.0 | - | 0.01 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 50.2 | - | 52.22 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 42.86 | - | 50.0 |
Longitudinal metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Median nb. of events per indiv. | 1 | - | 1 |
| Recurrence at 6 months (%) | - | - | - |
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