ICD-11 classes
14 Diseases of the skin
Disorders of the skin of uncertain or unpredictable...
EK90 — Actinic keratosis and other discrete epidermal dysplasias
EK90.0 — Actinic keratosis
ICD-11 EK90.0 — Actinic keratosis
Actinic keratoses (AKs) are focal areas of abnormal keratinocyte proliferation and differentiation induced by chronic exposure to ultraviolet radiation. They are very common on sun-exposed skin of fair-skinned individuals who have had excessive exposure to sunlight. Initially flat scaly papules, they may become significantly elevated from the skin surface by producing dense adherent keratin or as a result of unregulated cellular proliferation which may progress to frank carcinoma in situ or invasive squamous cell carcinoma.
It includes 1 item.
- Solar keratosis
The diagnosis excludes nothing.
It has no clarifying diagnoses.
The diagnosis is coded elsewhere: