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L67.0: Trichorrhexis nodosa

You have a disorder causing your hair to be dry and dull.

This disease is also called hair shaft fracture,

causing many small breaks in the hair. When examined under the microscope at each breakage point, each individual hair resembles two brushes pushed against each other in the opposite direction. With the naked eye, the breakage points along the hair shaft look like small nodules. The many small breaks cause the hairs to split and break off easily.

There are many damaging practices that can cause Trichorrhexis nodosa. These include excessive combing, bleaching or straightening of the hair. Hair shaft fracture can also be congenital in rare cases.

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).