Other and unspecified follicular disorders

Description

folliculitis: the infection and inflammation of one or more hair follicles. The condition may occur anywhere on the skin with the exception of the palms of the hands and soles of the feet. The rash may appear as pimples that come to white tips on the face, chest, back, arms, legs, and head.

Data source
FinnGen phenocode L12_FOLLICULARNAS
Hospital Discharge registry ICD-10: L738/L739, ICD-8: 706[3-9]
Cause of Death registry ICD-10: L738/L739, ICD-8: 706[3-9]
Level in the ICD-hierarchy 4
First defined in version DF2
Ontology
DOID 4409
GWAS catalog 1000702
MESH D005499
SNOMED CT 13600006

Key figures

Sex All Female Male
Number of individuals 335 169 166
Unadjusted prevalence (%) 0.19 0.17 0.22
Mean age at first event (years) 45.45 43.3 47.64
Case fatality at 5-years (%) 0.9 0.0 1.81

Longitudinal metrics

Sex All Female Male
Median nb. of events per indiv. 1 1 1
Recurrence at 6 months (%) 26.57 25.44 27.71

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