Pyoderma gangrenosum

Description

pyoderma gangrenosum: ['An idiopathic, rapidly evolving, and severely debilitating disease occurring most commonly in association with chronic ulcerative colitis. It is characterized by the presence of boggy, purplish ulcers with undermined borders, appearing mostly on the legs. The majority of cases are in people between 40 and 60 years old. Its etiology is unknown.']

Data source
FinnGen phenocode L12_PYODERMAGANGRENOSUM
Hospital Discharge registry ICD-10: L88
Cause of Death registry ICD-10: L88
Level in the ICD-hierarchy 3
First defined in version DF2
Ontology
DOID 8553
GWAS catalog 0006835
MESH D017511

Key figures

Sex All Female Male
Number of individuals 44 27 17
Unadjusted prevalence (%) 0.03 0.03 0.02
Mean age at first event (years) 53.73 53.75 53.7
Case fatality at 5-years (%) 6.82 7.41 5.88

Longitudinal metrics

Sex All Female Male
Median nb. of events per indiv. 2 3 2
Recurrence at 6 months (%) 70.45 70.37 70.59

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