ICD-11 classes
14 Diseases of the skin
Sensory and psychological disorders affecting the skin
Disturbances of cutaneous sensation
EC91 — Prurigo
ICD-11 EC91 — Prurigo
Prurigo is a cutaneous reaction pattern due to chronic scratching of itchy skin. It is characterised by widespread, symmetrically distributed, itchy, excoriated papules and nodules with focal epidermal acanthosis and hyperkeratosis on histology.
The diagnosis includes nothing.
The diagnosis excludes nothing.
Diagnosis with code EC91 contains 3 clarifying diagnoses:
- EC91.0 — Nodular prurigo
- EC91.1 — Atopic prurigo
- EC91.Z — Prurigo, unspecified
The diagnosis is included in 1 another class.
- HIV-associated papular pruritic eruption (EL3Y)