Felty syndrome
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 | FELTY |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: M050, ICD-8: 71210 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: M050, ICD-8: 71210 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 50 | 31 | 19 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 62.26 | 62.65 | 61.63 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 14.0 | 22.58 | 0.0 |
Longitudinal metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Median nb. of events per indiv. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Recurrence at 6 months (%) | 26.0 | 22.58 | 31.58 |
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