Otitis externa, unspecified

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

Name H8_EXT_NAS
Long name Otitis externa, unspecified
Hospital Discharge registry ICD-10: H609, ICD-9: 3801A/3801B, ICD-8: 3800[2-9]
Cause of Death registry ICD-10: H609, ICD-9: 3801A/3801B, ICD-8: 3800[2-9]
Level in the ICD-hierarchy 4
First defined in version DF2
Latin name Otitis externa non specificata

Summary Statistics

Key figures

All Female Male
Number of individuals 1263 729 534
Unadjusted prevalence (%) 0.58 0.59 0.57
Mean age at first event (years) 46.17 44.32 48.70
Case fatality at 5-years (%) 2.06 1.23 3.18

Longitudinal metrics

All Female Male
Median nb. of events per indiv. 1.0 1.0 1.0
Recurrence at 6 months (%) 9.90 8.50 11.80

Survival analyses between endpoints

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Drugs most likely to be purchased after Otitis externa, unspecified