ICD-11 classes
14 Diseases of the skin
Inflammatory dermatoses
Dermatitis and eczema
EA86 — Dermatitis and eczema of lower legs
EF70 — Lower limb venous eczema
ICD-11 EF70 — Lower limb venous eczema
A pruritic inflammatory dermatitis affecting the lower legs and ankles of individuals with lower limb venous hypertension. It may become acutely exudative, when the possibility of superimposed allergic contact dermatitis should be considered. Treatment of the associated venous hypertension is an important part of management. Venous eczema is not necessarily associated with the presence of varicose leg veins.
The diagnosis includes nothing.
The diagnosis excludes nothing.
It has no clarifying diagnoses.
The diagnosis is coded elsewhere: