ICD-11 classes
14 Diseases of the skin
Inflammatory dermatoses
Immunobullous diseases of the skin
EB43 — Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita
ICD-11 EB43 — Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita
Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita is an acquired non-familial blistering disease characterised by the presence of autoantibodies to collagen VII at the epidermal basement membrane zone, as demonstrated by direct immunofluorescence. There is a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations including a trauma-induced variant and a more inflammatory variant.
The diagnosis includes nothing.
It excludes 1 item.
- Genetically-determined epidermolysis bullosa (EC30-EC3Z)
It has no clarifying diagnoses.
The diagnosis is included in 1 another class.
- Transient neonatal epidermolysis bullosa acquisita (KA07.Y)