Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
Description
impetigo: A pyoderma consisting of three forms of skin lesions having either a thick, adherent, recurrent, dirty yellow crust with an erythematous margin (common or superficial impetigo) or lessions which are superficial, thin-walled, and bullous as found in bullous impetigo. The lesions in bullous (staphylococcal) impetigo, which are always caused by S aureus, are superficial, thin-walled, and bullous.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | L12_INFECT_SKIN |
| Include | L12_STAPHSCALDSKIN, L12_IMPETIGO, L12_ABSCESS_CUT, L12_CELLULITIS, L12_LYMPHADENITIS, L12_PILONIDALCYST, L12_INFECT_SKIN_OTHER |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 2 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 5685 | 2629 | 3056 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 4.29 | 3.5 | 5.32 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 43.32 | 43.4 | 43.24 |
| Median number of events / individual | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 13.61 | 12.63 | 14.46 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 4.91 | 3.96 | 5.73 |