ICD-11 classes
14 Diseases of the skin
Inflammatory dermatoses
Dermatitis and eczema
Dermatitis or eczema of external ear
ICD-11 Dermatitis or eczema of external ear
Dermatitis and eczema affecting the skin of the external auditory canal, pinna and retroauricular sulcus. It is often complicated by or is a complication of infection by organisms including Staphylococcus aureus, Candida spp. and Pseudomonas spp. It may be a component of constitutional eczema (seborrhoeic and atopic) and is frequently complicated by contact with irritants or by the development of contact allergy.
The diagnosis includes nothing.
The diagnosis excludes nothing.
Diagnosis contains 2 clarifying diagnoses:
- EG40 — Contact dermatitis of external ear
It contains 2 clarifying diagnoses. - AA10 — Seborrhoeic otitis externa
The diagnosis is coded elsewhere: