L56.0: Drug phototoxic response
Your skin is red after being exposed to light. The reason for this is a drug.
Various medications can cause the skin to react more sensitively to sunlight or artificial light than it would do normally. These medications can include medications that are applied to the skin. There may also be medications that you can take as a tablet.
When light is shone on unprotected skin, small red spots may appear. The skin can also be flat, red and swollen. The extent may depend on how strong the light was and how long it has been on the skin. The red patches can appear immediately or hours to days later. Small or fairly large blisters may appear on the reddened areas. The affected skin can be very sore or remain darker after the redness has faded.
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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