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L94.3: Sclerodactyly

The skin on your fingers is hardened.

This condition causes skin around the fingers to stiffen and tighten. The skin tightens firmly around the knuckles. This is why the fingers look thin. The fingers are also pale and no longer have any hair. It may not be possible to move the fingers as well as normal. Fingers may then not get enough blood and nutrients supplied to them. This can cause wounds. The wounds often heal poorly and can also become inflamed. The fingernails may also change.

This condition causes the connective tissue of the skin to change. Connective tissue is made up of fine fibers. It is supposed to support and strengthen the skin, 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

Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).