Dorsalgia
Description
causalgia: Complex regional pain syndrome type 2 (CRPS2), or causalgia is a form of complex regional pain syndrome that develops after damage to a peripheral nerve and is characterized by spontaneous pain, allodynia and hyperalgesia , not necessarily limited to the territory of the injured nerve, as well as at some point, edema, changes in skin blood flow or sudomotor dysfunction in the pain area.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | M13_DORSALGIA |
| Include | M13_PANNICULITIS, M13_RADICULOPATHY, M13_CERVICALGIA, M13_LOWBACKPAIN, M13_SCIATICA, M13_THORACISPINEPAIN, M13_DORSALGIANAS |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 3 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 22181 | 13765 | 8416 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 12.72 | 13.88 | 11.2 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 49.74 | 49.57 | 50.01 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 2.68 | 2.2 | 3.47 |
Longitudinal metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Median nb. of events per indiv. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Recurrence at 6 months (%) | 26.38 | 28.36 | 23.15 |
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