Infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission

Description

tabes dorsalis: A tertiary neurosyphilis that results_in slow degeneration of the nerve cells and nerve fibers that carry sensory information to the brain. The infection has_symptom intense, stabbing pain in the back and legs that recurs irregularly, has_symptom gait ataxia, has_symptom hyperesthesia, has_symptom paresthesia, has_symptom loss of bladder sensation leading to urine retention, has_symptom erectile dysfunction.

Data source
FinnGen phenocode AB1_SEXUAL_TRANSMISSION
Hospital Discharge registry ICD-10: A52/A58/A57/A51/A50/A64/A53/A59/A54/A56/A60/A63/A55, ICD-9: 0781C/090/091/092/093/094/095/096/097/098/099/131, ICD-8: 09[0-9]|131
Cause of Death registry ICD-10: A57/A51/A50/A64/A53/A59/A54/A56/A60/A63/A55/A52/A58, ICD-9: 0781C/090/091/092/093/094/095/096/097/098/099/131, ICD-8: 09[0-9]|131
Level in the ICD-hierarchy 2
First defined in version DF2
Ontology
DOID 10027
GWAS catalog 0007505
MESH D012749
SNOMED CT 316841006

Key figures

Sex All Female Male
Number of individuals 4620 3353 1267
Unadjusted prevalence (%) 2.65 3.38 1.69
Mean age at first event (years) 32.82 31.74 35.68
Case fatality at 5-years (%) 0.54 0.36 1.03

Longitudinal metrics

Sex All Female Male
Median nb. of events per indiv. 1 1 1
Recurrence at 6 months (%) 24.78 21.86 32.52

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