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L85.0: Acquired ichthyosis

Your skin has thickened.

Normally, the body forms a thicker skin on areas of the skin that are subject to pressure over a long period of time. This thickened skin is called callused skin. Callused skin is tougher than normal skin and is supposed to protect the relevant places from further pressure.

Various diseases make the body form too much horny skin. The skin is thickened and dry in the affected areas and looks similar to fish scales.

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).