Abscess of external ear

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.

Endpoint definition

FinnGen phenotype data
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Filter registries Inpat., Oupat., Death

Hospital Discharge: ICD-10 H60.0
Hospital discharge: ICD-8 3800[0-1]
Cause of death: ICD-10 H60.0
Cause of death: ICD-8 3800[0-1]

Check pre-conditions None

Include endpoints None

Check conditions None

Apply sex-specific rule None

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Extra metadata

Level in the ICD hierarchy 4
First used in FinnGen datafreeze DF2
Parent code in ICD-10 H60
Name in latin Abscessus auris externae

Summary Statistics

Key figures

All Female Male
Number of individuals 252 133 119
Unadjusted prevalence (%) 0.10 0.09 0.11
Mean age at first event (years) 41.68 40.95 42.50

Mortality

Follow-up Absolute risk HR [95% CI] p N
1998–2019 - - - -
15 years - - - -
5 years - - - -
1 year - - - -

Correlations

Index endpoint: H8_EXT_ABSC – Abscess of external ear
GWS hits: 0

Survival analyses between endpoints

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before Abscess of external ear
after Abscess of external ear

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Drugs most likely to be purchased after Abscess of external ear