Pityriasis rosea
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_PITYROCHEA |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: L42, ICD-8: 6963 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: L42, ICD-8: 6963 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 4 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 64 | 44 | 20 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.03 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 36.86 | 39.94 | 30.1 |
| Median number of events / individual | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 3.13 | 4.55 | N/A |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |