ICD-11 classes
14 Diseases of the skin
Skin disorders provoked by external factors
EK50 — Cutaneous reactions to venomous or noxious animals
EK50.0 — Cutaneous insect bite reactions
EK50.02 — Persistent insect bite reaction
ICD-11 EK50.02 — Persistent insect bite reaction
Bite reactions lasting for months as inflamed papules and nodules, this is particularly likely to be seen with tick bites and mosquito bites. These may be confused with lymphoma histologically, with a dense inflammatory infiltrate of lymphoid cells, histiocytes, eosinophils and plasma cells together with the presence of atypical mononuclear cells.
It includes 1 item.
- Insect bite granuloma
The diagnosis excludes nothing.
It has no clarifying diagnoses.