Urticaria

Description

urticaria: A vascular reaction of the skin characterized by erythema and wheal formation due to localized increase of vascular permeability. The causative mechanism may be allergy, infection, or stress.

Data source
FinnGen phenocode L12_URTICARIA
Include L12_URTICA_ALLERG, L12_URTICA_IDIOPAT, L12_URTICA_COLDHEAT, L12_URTICA_DERTMATOG, L12_URTICA_VIBR, L12_URTICA_CHOLINERG, L12_URTIGA_CONTACT, L12_URTICA_NAS
Level in the ICD-hierarchy 3
First defined in version DF2
Ontology
DOID 1555
GWAS catalog 0005531
MESH D014581
SNOMED CT 126485001

Key figures

Sex All Female Male
Number of individuals 3876 2703 1173
Unadjusted prevalence (%) 2.22 2.73 1.56
Mean age at first event (years) 40.61 40.9 39.96
Case fatality at 5-years (%) 1.14 0.81 1.88

Longitudinal metrics

Sex All Female Male
Median nb. of events per indiv. 1 1 1
Recurrence at 6 months (%) 25.95 28.12 20.97

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