Lichen planus
Description
lichen planus: A lichen disease that is located_in skin, located_in tongue or located_in oral mucosa, which presents itself in the form of papules, lesions or rashes. The cause is not known.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | L12_LICHENPLANUS |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: L43, ICD-9: 6970A, ICD-8: 6970 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: L43, ICD-9: 6970A, ICD-8: 6970 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 3 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 1431 | 956 | 475 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.82 | 0.96 | 0.63 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 56.21 | 57.08 | 54.44 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 1.61 | 1.15 | 2.53 |
Longitudinal metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Median nb. of events per indiv. | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Recurrence at 6 months (%) | 43.75 | 46.34 | 38.53 |
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