• Callosities (Corns) Categorization

Categorization
CATEGORY (Skin) Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissues
SYSTEM Integumentary System (Skin and Subcutaneous Tissues)
ORGAN Skin and Subcutaneous Tissues
ALTERNATE NAMES /COMMON NAMES
  • Hyperkeratosis
  • Callus
  • Clavus
NAMES IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
  • Ghatta in Hindi
  • Callo in Italian
  • Karusu in Japanese
ICD 10 CLASSIFICATION L80-99> Other disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
L84> Corns and Callosities
WORLD STATISTICS
  • Approx 1 in 40 or 2.50% or 6.8 million people in USA
  • 20-65% of people aged 65 or older are affected
  • 9.2 million Americans are affected
  • Nearly 38 per 1000 people affected in US
INDIAN STATISTICS Extrapolated prevalence(approximation) : 26,626,765
Population estimated used : 1,065,070,607
MOST PREVALENT IN Worldwide distribution
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