ICD-11 classes
14 Diseases of the skin
Inflammatory dermatoses
Immunobullous diseases of the skin
EB40 — Pemphigus
EB40.0 — Pemphigus vulgaris
ICD-11 EB40.0 — Pemphigus vulgaris
Pemphigus vulgaris is a chronic autoimmune skin diseases characterised by blister formation on the skin and the mucous membranes mediated by auto-antibodies to the desmosome components desmoglein 1 and 3.
The diagnosis includes nothing.
The diagnosis excludes nothing.
Diagnosis with code EB40.0 contains 3 clarifying diagnoses:
- EB40.00 — Oral pemphigus
- EB40.0Y — Other specified pemphigus vulgaris
- EB40.0Z — Pemphigus vulgaris, unspecified