Contact 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_URTIGA_CONTACT |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: L506 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: L506 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 4 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 27 | 16 | 11 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 46.78 | 52.2 | 38.88 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 3.7 | 0.0 | 9.09 |
Longitudinal metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Median nb. of events per indiv. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Recurrence at 6 months (%) | 14.81 | 25.0 | - |
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