L10.5: Drug-induced pemphigus
You have a skin condition that is caused by your immune system.
The immune system normally protects the body against pathogens and foreign substances. With some disorders, however, parts of the immune system target the body's own tissue or cells. You have a disorder that means your immune system is attacking certain components in your skin. In your case, the disorder has been caused by certain medication.
The disorder involves blisters forming on the skin or on mucous membrane. The blisters often burst very easily. Wounds then form in the affected places, too. Sometimes the skin is also red and flaky.
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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