Erythema nodosum

Description

erythema infectiosum: usually a benign childhood condition characterized by a classic slapped-cheek appearance (see the image below) and lacy exanthem.It results from infection with human parvovirus (PV) B19, an erythrovirus.

Data source
FinnGen phenocode L12_ERYTHEMANODOSUM
Hospital Discharge registry ICD-10: L52, ICD-8: 69520
Cause of Death registry ICD-10: L52, ICD-8: 69520
Level in the ICD-hierarchy 3
First defined in version DF2
Ontology
DOID 8743
GWAS catalog 1000693
MESH D004893
SNOMED CT 34730008

Key figures

Sex All Female Male
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Number of individuals
327 267 60
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Unadjusted prevalence (%)
0.19 0.27 0.08
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Mean age at first event (years)
41.1 41.67 38.58
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Case fatality at 5-years (%)
1.53 1.5 1.67

Longitudinal metrics

Sex All Female Male
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Median nb. of events per indiv.
1 1 1
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Recurrence at 6 months (%)
17.13 18.73 10.0

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