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L95.1: Erythema elevatum diutinum

You have a skin condition where red or brown patches are formed.

This condition causes round, red to brown skin lesions to form. The changed areas can be thicker than the surrounding skin or nodular. Small blisters or deep wounds may form, too. The skin lesions can be painful.

The skin changes are mainly found on the fronts of joints such as knuckles or knees.

This condition causes the skin in the changed areas to become inflamed. However, the exact cause of this disorder is not yet known.

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).