ICD-11 classes
14 Diseases of the skin
Skin disorders provoked by external factors
Dermatoses due to ionizing radiation
EJ71 — Chronic effects of ionizing radiation on the skin
EL61 — Chronic radiodermatitis following radiotherapy
ICD-11 EL61 — Chronic radiodermatitis following radiotherapy
The late cutaneous sequelae of the therapeutic use of ionising radiation. It may take five to ten years to develop and is characterised by cutaneous atrophy, fibrosis, dyspigmentation, alopecia and telangiectasia with associated damage to underlying subcutaneous fat.
The diagnosis includes nothing.
The diagnosis excludes nothing.
It has no clarifying diagnoses.
The diagnosis is coded elsewhere: