ICD-11 classes
14 Diseases of the skin
Skin disorders involving certain specific body regions
Skin disorders involving the head and neck
Dermatoses of the eye, eyelids or eyebrows
9A02 — Inflammatory disorders of eyelid
9A02.2 — Ligneous conjunctivitis
ICD-11 9A02.2 — Ligneous conjunctivitis
Ligneous conjunctivitis (LC) is a rare form of chronic conjunctivitis characterised by the recurrent formation of pseudomembranous lesions most commonly on the palpebral surfaces. It is most frequently reported as a clinical manifestation of severe homozygous or compound-heterozygous hypoplasminogenaemia. Most cases involve infants and children.
The diagnosis includes nothing.
The diagnosis excludes nothing.
It has no clarifying diagnoses.
The diagnosis is coded elsewhere: