B35.6: Tinea inguinalis [Tinea cruris]
Your skin has been inflamed by fungi.
Many different germs, mainly bacteria, are found on normal skin. There is normally a certain balance between them. Many of these germs are also beneficial for the skin.
Certain fungi have spread over your skin. These fungi could come from a person, an animal or from the earth.
When the skin is affected by these fungi, round, red spots usually appear on the skin. The skin around the edges of those spots is often scaly and darker. The skin is sometimes itchy.
In your case the inflamed areas of skin are on your groin or lower legs.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Further information
Source
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