Urticaria and erythema
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_URTICARIAERYTHEMA |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: L51/L50/L53/L52/L54 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: L53/L51/L50/L52/L54 |
| Include | L12_URTICARIA, L12_ERYTHEMAMULTIF, L12_ERYTHEMANODOSUM, L12_ERYTHEMATOUSOTH, L12_ERYTHRO_KELA, L12_ERYTHINOTH |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 2 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 4818 | 3325 | 1493 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 2.76 | 3.35 | 1.99 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 41.59 | 41.64 | 41.46 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 1.43 | 1.17 | 2.01 |
Longitudinal metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Median nb. of events per indiv. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Recurrence at 6 months (%) | 24.12 | 26.35 | 19.16 |
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