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
Otitis externa
Noninfectious inflammation of external ear
EG40 — Contact dermatitis of external ear
EK02.10 — Irritant contact dermatitis of external ear

ICD-11 EK02.10 — Irritant contact dermatitis of external ear

Irritant contact dermatitis affecting skin of external ear. This may result from retention of irritants such as soaps and shampoos in the external auditory canal or from friction and maceration from use of hearing-aids etc. Irritant damage to the skin may predispose to secondary infection.

The diagnosis includes nothing.

The diagnosis excludes nothing.

It has no clarifying diagnoses.

The diagnosis is coded elsewhere:

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