Pemphigus vulgaris
Description
pemphigus vulgaris: Pemphigus vulgaris is a rare chronic blistering skin disease and the most common form of pemphigus.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | L12_PEMPHIGUS_VULG |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: L100, ICD-9: 6944A |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: L100, ICD-9: 6944A |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 4 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 13 | 7 | 6 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 49.86 | 44.81 | 55.75 |
| Median number of events / individual | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 23.08 | 28.57 | 16.67 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |