Acne
Description
acne: An inflammatory process of the sebaceous glands which is characterized by comedones, nodules, papules and/or pustules on the skin.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | L12_ACNE |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: L70 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: L70 |
| Include | L12_ACNE_VULGARIS, L12_ACNE_CONGLOBLATA, L12_ACNE_VARIOLIFORMIS, L12_ACNE_TROPICA, L12_ACNE_INFANT, L12_ACNE_EXCOR, L12_ACNE_NAS |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 3 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 665 | 375 | 290 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.51 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 27.48 | 28.8 | 25.78 |
| Median number of events / individual | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 45.71 | 45.33 | 46.21 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.38 |