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
ED90 — Rosacea and related disorders
ED90.0 — Rosacea
ED90.02 — Phymatous rosacea
ICD-11 ED90.02 — Phymatous rosacea
The hallmark of phymatous rosacea is rhinophyma but the forehead, chin and ears may also be affected. It is characterised by hypertrophy of the affected tissue which can produce gross distortion, particularly of the nose. The pathological changes include a variably severe mixed inflammatory infiltrate, sebaceous gland hyperplasia and dermal fibrosis. The aetiology is poorly understood. It is not always accompanied by other features of rosacea.
It includes 1 item.
- Rhinophyma
The diagnosis excludes nothing.
It has no clarifying diagnoses.
The diagnosis is coded elsewhere:
- Rosacea #17261