Lichen simplex chronicus and prurigo
Description
lichen disease: a long-term skin condition that mainly affects the skin of the genitals. It usually causes itching and white patches to appear on the affected skin.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | L12_LICHSIMPANDPRURIGO |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: L28 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: L28 |
| Include | L12_LICHENSIMPLEX, L12_PRURIGONOD, L12_PRURIGONAS |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 3 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 493 | 281 | 212 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.37 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 54.5 | 54.57 | 54.4 |
| Median number of events / individual | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 40.16 | 40.93 | 39.15 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 4.46 | 3.91 | 5.19 |