ICD-11 classes
14 Diseases of the skin
ICD-11 14 Diseases of the skin
Diseases of the skin incorporate conditions affecting the epidermis, its appendages (hair, hair follicle, sebaceous glands, apocrine sweat gland apparatus, eccrine sweat gland apparatus and nails) and associated mucous membranes (conjunctival, oral and genital), the dermis, the cutaneous vasculature and the subcutaneous tissue (subcutis).
It includes 5 items.
- Diseases of the epidermis
- Diseases of the dermis
- Diseases of the epidermal appendages (hair, hair follicle, sebaceous glands, apocrine sweat gland apparatus, eccrine sweat gland apparatus and nails)
- Diseases of subcutaneous tissue
- Diseases of cutaneous vasculature
The diagnosis excludes nothing.
Diagnosis contains 21 clarifying diagnosis:
- Certain skin disorders attributable to infection or infestation
It contains 9 clarifying diagnoses. - Inflammatory dermatoses
It contains 10 clarifying diagnoses. - Metabolic and nutritional disorders affecting the skin
It contains 5 clarifying diagnoses. - Genetic and developmental disorders affecting the skin
It contains 28 clarifying diagnoses. - Sensory and psychological disorders affecting the skin
It contains 3 clarifying diagnoses. - Skin disorders involving specific cutaneous structures
It contains 3 clarifying diagnoses. - Skin disorders involving certain specific body regions
It contains 4 clarifying diagnoses. - Skin disorders associated with pregnancy, the neonatal period and infancy
It contains 4 clarifying diagnoses. - Adverse cutaneous reactions to medication
It contains 13 clarifying diagnoses. - Skin disorders provoked by external factors
It contains 26 clarifying diagnoses. - Benign proliferations, neoplasms and cysts of the skin
It contains 4 clarifying diagnoses. - Disorders of the skin of uncertain or unpredictable malignant potential
It contains 4 clarifying diagnoses. - Cutaneous markers of internal disorders
It contains 17 clarifying diagnoses. - Postprocedural disorders of the skin
It contains 8 clarifying diagnoses. - Malignant neoplasms involving the skin
It contains 5 clarifying diagnoses. - NE81.00 — Haematoma of surgical wound of skin
- NE81.20 — Superficial incisional site infection
- KC50 — Neonatal phototherapy burn
- Symptoms or signs involving the skin
It contains 9 clarifying diagnoses. - EM0Y — Other specified diseases of the skin
- EM0Z — Skin disease of unspecified nature
The diagnosis is included in 5 other classes.
- Malignant neoplasms involving the skin
- Haematoma of surgical wound of skin (NE81.00)
- Superficial incisional site infection (NE81.20)
- Neonatal phototherapy burn (KC50)
- Symptoms or signs involving the skin (ME60-ME6Y)