L11.0: Acquired keratosis follicularis
A lot of small bumps have formed in some places on your skin. This disorder is also known as Darier’s disease.
Every hair is anchored in a small bulb, the hair follicle. Sebaceous glands are usually attached to these hair follicles. The sebaceous glands produce an oily substance for the skin called sebum. Sebum prevents the skin from drying out.
Your hair bulbs are blocked in some places. The sebum remains in the skin and the bulbs are expanding. The affected areas of the skin usually feel dry and rough. The precise cause of this skin disorder is unknown.
The bumps on the surface of the skin can be skin-colored, whitish, or reddish. These skin areas resemble the goose flesh caused by being cold. It is usually the buttock, and the outsides of the upper arms and thighs that are affected.
This skin disorder may be perceived as a cosmetic nuisance, but it usually causes no further damage to the body. The patient may lose the small, delicate hairs in the areas affected. Occasionally the dark, thick hairs, for example, in the eyebrows or the forehead, fall out.
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
Note
This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.
Source
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