seborrheic dermatitis: A dermatitis that is an inflammatory skin condition resulting in flaky, white to yellowish scales on oily areas such as the scalp or inside the ear, which is caused due to a combination of an over production of skin oil and irritation from a yeast Malassezia furfur. The symptoms include itching, skin lesions and scales, redness, plaques and hair loss.
| Name | L12_SEBORRHOEIC |
|---|---|
| Long name | Seborrhoeic dermatitis |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: L21, ICD-9: 690, ICD-8: 690|70630 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: L21, ICD-9: 690, ICD-8: 690|70630 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 3 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
| Latin name | Eczema seborrhoicum |
| All | Female | Male | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of individuals | 1253 | 535 | 718 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.58 | 0.44 | 0.76 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 50.60 | 46.98 | 53.30 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 2.31 | 0.56 | 3.62 |
| All | Female | Male | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median nb. of events per indiv. | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Recurrence at 6 months (%) | 25.94 | 26.17 | 25.77 |
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