L50.3: Dermatographic urticaria
You have a rash on your skin. Certain areas of your skin are swollen and very itchy.
Your skin has probably been itchy. So you have scratched it. The rash usually appears where the scratch marks are.
The symptoms can vary in their severity. Certain areas of the skin usually swell up. These areas are often very itchy and red. The symptoms are similar to those that come from contact with stinging nettles.
The rash usually fades away again after a short time.
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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