Other and unspecified psoriasis

Description

psoriasis: An autoimmune condition characterized by red, well-delineated plaques with silvery scales that are usually on the extensor surfaces and scalp. They can occasionally present with these manifestations: pustules; erythema and scaling in intertriginous areas, and erythroderma, that are often distributed on extensor surfaces and scalp.

Data source
FinnGen phenocode L12_PSORI_NAS
Hospital Discharge registry ICD-10: L408/L409, ICD-9: 6968X, ICD-8: 69619
Cause of Death registry ICD-10: L409/L408, ICD-9: 6968X, ICD-8: 69619
Level in the ICD-hierarchy 4
First defined in version DF2
Ontology
DOID 8893
GWAS catalog 0000676
MESH D011565
SNOMED CT 9014002

Key figures

Sex All Female Male
Number of individuals 445 217 228
Unadjusted prevalence (%) 0.34 0.29 0.4
Mean age at first event (years) 44.81 44.63 44.97
Median number of events / individual 1 1 1

Clinical metrics

Sex All Female Male
Recurrence within 6 months (%) 22.92 24.42 21.49
Case fatality at 5-years (%) 3.6 2.3 4.82

Associations