ICD-11 classes
14 Diseases of the skin
Skin disorders involving specific cutaneous structures
Disorders of the epidermis and epidermal appendages
Disorders of the hair follicle
Acne and related disorders
ED81 — Acneform inflammatory disorders
ED81.0 — Folliculitis cruris pustulosa atrophicans
ICD-11 ED81.0 — Folliculitis cruris pustulosa atrophicans
A folliculitis prevalent in Sub-Saharan Africa due to the custom of applying of greasy ointments to the lower legs. It presents as an inflammatory folliculitis which may result in follicular scarring and atrophy.
The diagnosis includes nothing.
The diagnosis excludes nothing.
It has no clarifying diagnoses.
The diagnosis is coded elsewhere: