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You have skin lesions due to sweat not being able to drain properly from your sweat glands.

Sweat glands are located just below the surface of the skin and are distributed throughout the body and produce sweat. Sweat cools the skin down when it’s too warm. Certain substances are also excreted with the sweat and the skin is kept supple. The sweat reaches the surface of the skin from the sweat gland through small pores. These small pores can become closed, for example, in extreme heat or as a result of greasy creams. The sweat can then no longer drain properly from the affected areas and collects in the skin.

This inflames the skin in the affected areas and causes pale papules to develop.

These skin lesions mainly appear on the upper body. But other areas of the skin can also be affected.

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).