Chronic ulcer of skin, not elsewhere classified

Description

chronic ulcer of skin: ['Chronic skin ulceration is a common complication of diabetes, peripheral vascular disease, and disorders that decrease mobility. Local ulcer care will be successful only if the underlying cause is correctly identified and steps are taken to reverse it.']

Data source
FinnGen phenocode L12_CHRONICULCEROFSKIN
Hospital Discharge registry ICD-10: L984, ICD-8: 707
Hospital Discharge registry: exclude ICD-8 70700
Cause of Death registry ICD-10: L984, ICD-8: 707
Cause of Death registry: exclude ICD-8 70700
Level in the ICD-hierarchy 4
First defined in version DF2
Ontology
DOID 8549
GWAS catalog 0007066

Key figures

Sex All Female Male
Number of individuals 435 217 218
Unadjusted prevalence (%) 0.33 0.29 0.38
Mean age at first event (years) 59.98 60.16 59.79
Median number of events / individual 1 1 1

Clinical metrics

Sex All Female Male
Recurrence within 6 months (%) 34.02 35.48 32.57
Case fatality at 5-years (%) 15.86 17.05 14.68

Associations