Papulosquamous disorders
Description
pityriasis rosea: a skin rash. It is benign but may inflict substantial discomfort in certain cases.Classically, it begins with a single "herald patch" lesion, followed in 1 or 2 weeks by a generalized body rash lasting up to 12 weeks, however usually around 6 - 8.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | L12_PAPULOSQUAMOUS |
| Include | L12_PSORIASIS, L12_PARAPSORI, L12_LICHENPLANUS, L12_PAPULOSQUAOTH, L12_PAPULOSQUOINOTH |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 2 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 3854 | 2164 | 1690 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 2.91 | 2.88 | 2.94 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 51.09 | 51.82 | 50.15 |
| Median number of events / individual | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 55.73 | 55.31 | 56.27 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 1.61 | 1.16 | 2.19 |