Other soft tissue disorders, not elsewhere classified
Description
panniculitis: a group of diseases whose hallmark is inflammation of subcutaneous adipose tissue (the fatty layer under the skin - panniculus adiposus). Symptoms include tender skin nodules, and systemic signs such as weight loss and fatigue.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | M13_SOFTTISSUEOTH |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: M79 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: M79 |
| Include | M13_RHEUMATISM, M13_MYALGIA, M13_NEURALGIA, M13_PANNICULITISNAS, M13_FATPADHYPERTROPHY, M13_FOREIGNBODY, M13_LIMBPAIN, M13_FIBROMYALGIA, M13_SOFTTISSUENAS |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 3 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 10660 | 7164 | 3496 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 8.04 | 9.53 | 6.09 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 53.57 | 52.51 | 55.73 |
| Median number of events / individual | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 19.02 | 21.19 | 14.56 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 3.26 | 2.26 | 5.32 |