Lichen simplex chronicus
Description
lichen disease: a long-term skin condition that mainly affects the skin of the genitals. It usually causes itching and white patches to appear on the affected skin.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | L12_LICHENSIMPLEX |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: L280, ICD-9: 6983B, ICD-8: 6983 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: L280, ICD-9: 6983B, ICD-8: 6983 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 4 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 338 | 187 | 151 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.2 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 51.75 | 51.12 | 52.54 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 2.66 | 1.6 | 3.97 |
Longitudinal metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Median nb. of events per indiv. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Recurrence at 6 months (%) | 31.95 | 31.55 | 32.45 |
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