L26: Exfoliative dermatitis
Your skin is very red.
Your skin is very red. The skin often also turns scaly and itches. Raised areas on the skin are sometimes visible. If these sites weep and crust over, the skin can become inflamed. Sometimes the skin on the entire body may be damaged. You may lose a lot of fluid via the skin. You can feel very ill.
This severe skin damage can be caused by another skin disorder, for example. The skin is sometimes damaged by disorders of the organs. It is also possible that no cause is found.
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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