ICD-11 classes
21 Symptoms, signs or clinical findings, not elsewhere...
Symptoms, signs or clinical findings involving the skin
Symptoms or signs involving the skin
ME64 — Non-specific cutaneous vascular signs
ME64.3 — Petechiae
ICD-11 ME64.3 — Petechiae
Petechiae result from focal leakage of blood from dermal capillaries into the adjacent dermal connective tissue. They present as multiple pin-point non-blanching red or purple macules. The many underlying causes range from the innocuous (e.g. coughing or straining) to life-threatening conditions (e.g. meningococcal septicaemia).
The diagnosis includes nothing.
The diagnosis excludes nothing.
Diagnosis with code ME64.3 contains 1 clarifying diagnosis:
- KA83.8 — Neonatal cutaneous haemorrhage
The diagnosis is coded elsewhere:
The diagnosis is included in 1 another class.
- Neonatal cutaneous haemorrhage (KA83.8)