L27.1: Localized skin eruption due to drugs and medicaments

You have a skin rash.

You have taken medication or drugs. Your skin has reacted to them. Your skin is red. There may also be raised areas on the skin. These sites can weep and then crust over. The skin is often itchy.

In your case, the skin on certain parts of your body has changed.

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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