Factitial dermatitis
Description
neurotic excoriation: a condition in which patients produce skin lesions through repetitive, compulsive excoriation of their skin.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | L12_FACTITIALDERMAT |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: L981, ICD-9: 6984A, ICD-8: 6984 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: L981, ICD-9: 6984A, ICD-8: 6984 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 4 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 60 | 43 | 17 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.02 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 45.91 | 44.26 | 50.07 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 5.0 | 4.65 | 5.88 |
Longitudinal metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Median nb. of events per indiv. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Recurrence at 6 months (%) | 26.67 | 20.93 | 41.18 |
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