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L22: Diaper [napkin] dermatitis

Your skin is inflamed in the diaper area.

Certain substances from your urine and stool are damaging your skin. As a result, your skin has become inflamed in the diaper area. Your skin is red. Blisters may also form, and the skin may become scaly. The affected areas often weep. As a result, those areas are more susceptible to germs and can become even more inflamed.

Diarrhea or a weakened immune system favor skin inflammation.

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

Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).