Other disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissue, not elsewhere classified
Description
neurotic excoriation: a condition in which patients produce skin lesions through repetitive, compulsive excoriation of their skin.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | L12_OTHERDISSKINANDSUBCUTIS |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: L98 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: L98 |
| Include | L12_PYOGENGRANUL, L12_FACTITIALDERMAT, L12_FEBRILENEUTROPHIL, L12_EOSINOCELLULITIS, L12_CHRONICULCEROFSKIN, L12_MUCINOSISOFSKIN, L12_OTHERINFILTRATIVESKIN, L12_EXCESSSKINDANDSUBCUTIS, L12_SKINSUBCUTISNAS |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 3 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 1257 | 763 | 494 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.95 | 1.02 | 0.86 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 54.27 | 53.4 | 55.61 |
| Median number of events / individual | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 27.29 | 27.65 | 26.72 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 7.56 | 6.29 | 9.51 |