ICD-11 classes
14 Diseases of the skin
Certain skin disorders attributable to infection or...
Certain skin disorders attributable to viral infection
Dermatoses from distant or systemic viral infection
EA20 — Necrolytic acral erythema
ICD-11 EA20 — Necrolytic acral erythema
Necrolytic acral erythema is a distinctive acrally-located dermatosis affecting patients with active viral hepatitis C. It manifests principally on the dorsal surfaces of the feet and hands as well circumscribed dusky erythematous areas with flaccid blisters in its early stages and elevated scaly psoriasiform plaques in its chronic form. Microscopically there is keratinocyte necrosis in the upper epidermis.
The diagnosis includes nothing.
The diagnosis excludes nothing.
It has no clarifying diagnoses.
The diagnosis is coded elsewhere:
- Acute hepatitis C #890
- Acute hepatitis C #14448