Allergic purpura

Henoch-Schoenlein purpura: A systemic, usually self-limited immune complex vasculitis, characterized by immunoglobulin A deposition in the small vessels and kidneys. It is manifested with small hemorrhages in the skin, gastrointestinal symptoms, arthritis, and nephropathy.

Endpoint definition

Name D3_ALLERGPURPURA
Long name Allergic purpura
Hospital Discharge registry ICD-10: D690, ICD-8: 2870
Cause of Death registry ICD-10: D690, ICD-8: 2870
Level in the ICD-hierarchy 4
First defined in version DF2
Latin name Purpura allergica

Summary Statistics

Key figures

All Female Male
Number of individuals 470 277 193
Unadjusted prevalence (%) 0.22 0.23 0.20
Mean age at first event (years) 39.17 36.84 42.51
Case fatality at 5-years (%) 4.89 2.89 7.77

Longitudinal metrics

All Female Male
Median nb. of events per indiv. 1.0 1.0 1.0
Recurrence at 6 months (%) 30.64 30.32 31.09

Survival analyses between endpoints

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before Allergic purpura
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Drugs most likely to be purchased after Allergic purpura