L81.3: Café au lait spots
You have darker patches on your skin.
The darker colored areas are called café au lait spots because they can look light brown like milky coffee. The skin forms too much pigmentation in the affected areas. If there is too much pigmentation, then the skin in the affected areas will appear darker than normal.
Café au lait spots are evenly colored and have a clearly recognizable edge. They can be roundish and are mainly found on the upper part of the body and on the arms and legs.
If several café au lait spots appear, then this can be evidence of another disease.
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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