ICD-11 classes
14 Diseases of the skin
Skin disorders involving specific cutaneous structures
Disorders of cutaneous blood and lymphatic vessels
Malformations involving cutaneous blood vessels
Developmental anomalies of cutaneous vasculature
LC50 — Developmental capillary vascular malformations of the skin
LC50.0 — Salmon patch
ICD-11 LC50.0 — Salmon patch
A common skin condition of neonates, characterised by flat, deep-pink localised areas of capillary dilation that occur predominantly on the back of the neck, lower occiput, upper eyelids, upper lip, and bridge of the nose. The areas disappear permanently by about 2 years of age.
The diagnosis includes nothing.
The diagnosis excludes nothing.
It has no clarifying diagnoses.
The diagnosis is coded elsewhere: