ICD-11 classes
14 Diseases of the skin
Skin disorders involving certain specific body regions
Skin disorders involving the head and neck
Disorders of the external ear involving the skin
Inflammatory disorders of the external ear
AA10 — Seborrhoeic otitis externa
ICD-11 AA10 — Seborrhoeic otitis externa
Seborrhoeic dermatitis affecting the skin of the external ear. It is usually accompanied by evidence of seborrhoeic dermatitis at other sites. In mild cases it may be asymptomatic but it can present acutely with severe pain, oedema and exudation. Longstanding cases maybe complicated by chronic lymphoedema and occlusion of the external auditory canal.
The diagnosis includes nothing.
It excludes 1 item.
- Seborrhoea (ED91.2)
It has no clarifying diagnoses.
The diagnosis is coded elsewhere: