Other otitis externa (chronic)

Description

otitis externa: Inflammation of the anatomical structures of the outer ear and ear canal secondary to an infectious process. Bacterial etiology is most common, but fungal infection is also possible. Symptoms include erythema, edema, and pain.

Data source
FinnGen phenocode H8_EXT_OTH
Hospital Discharge registry ICD-10: H608
Hospital Discharge registry: exclude ICD-9 3801A|3801B|3801C
Cause of Death registry ICD-10: H608
Cause of Death registry: exclude ICD-9 3801A|3801B|3801C
Level in the ICD-hierarchy 4
First defined in version DF2
Ontology
DOID 9463
GWAS catalog 0009560
MESH D010032
SNOMED CT 3135009

Key figures

Sex All Female Male
Number of individuals 666 398 268
Unadjusted prevalence (%) 0.38 0.4 0.36
Mean age at first event (years) 52.33 50.71 54.75
Case fatality at 5-years (%) 1.5 1.01 2.24

Longitudinal metrics

Sex All Female Male
Median nb. of events per indiv. 1 1 1
Recurrence at 6 months (%) 21.77 23.37 19.4

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