ICD-11 classes
14 Diseases of the skin
Inflammatory dermatoses
Dermatitis and eczema
EA83 — Lichen simplex or lichenification
ICD-11 EA83 — Lichen simplex or lichenification
If a circumscribed area of skin is subjected to repeated rubbing or scratching, localised epidermal thickening or lichenification will ensue. This may occur as a discrete patch within normal skin (lichen simplex) but frequently complicates eczema or other pruritic dermatoses.
The diagnosis includes nothing.
The diagnosis excludes nothing.
Diagnosis with code EA83 contains 2 clarifying diagnoses:
- EA83.0 — Lichen simplex
It contains 5 clarifying diagnoses. - EA83.1 — Secondary lichenification