L71.1: Rhinophyma
The skin on your face, particularly your nose, has become inflamed. As a result, your nose is swollen and bulbous.
Your skin has been inflamed for a long time. The precise reason for this is not known. It is thought that too much sunlight, stress, hot drinks or extreme temperature fluctuations contribute to the condition.
The sebaceous glands on the outside of your nose have become inflamed and multiplied. Every hair is anchored in a small bulb, the hair follicle. Sebaceous glands are usually attached to these hair follicles. The sebaceous glands produce an oily substance for the skin called sebum. Sebum prevents the skin from drying out. The connective tissue beneath the skin has proliferated, too. Your skin has swollen as result. The pores of the skin then look like small dents. Several small, thin blood vessels are usually also visible on the nose. Similar, tuberous skin changes can also occur on the chin or ear, for example.
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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