Diseases of the skin

Definition

Diseases of the skin incorporate conditions affecting the epidermis, its appendages (hair, hair follicle, sebaceous glands, apocrine sweat gland apparatus, eccrine sweat gland apparatus and nails) and associated mucous membranes (conjunctival, oral and genital), the dermis, the cutaneous vasculature and the subcutaneous tissue (subcutis).

Inclusions

• Diseases of cutaneous vasculature
• Diseases of subcutaneous tissue
• Diseases of the dermis
• Diseases of the epidermal appendages (hair, hair follicle, sebaceous glands, apocrine sweat gland apparatus, eccrine sweat gland apparatus and nails)
• Diseases of the epidermis

17 subordinate codes

• EA00-EA6YCertain skin disorders attributable to infection or infestation
• EA80-EB7YInflammatory dermatoses
• EB90-EB9YMetabolic or nutritional disorders affecting the skin
• EC10-EC7YGenetic or developmental disorders affecting the skin
• EC90-ED3YSensory or psychological disorders affecting the skin
• ED50-EG02Skin disorders involving specific cutaneous structures
• EG30-EG9ZSkin disorders involving certain specific body regions
• EH10-EH40.ZSkin disorders associated with pregnancy, the neonatal period or infancy
• EH60-EH7ZAdverse cutaneous reactions to medication
• EH90-EK5YSkin disorders provoked by external factors
• EK70-EK71.ZBenign proliferations, neoplasms and cysts of the skin
• EK90-EK92Disorders of the skin of uncertain or unpredictable malignant potential
• EL10-EL3YCutaneous markers of internal disorders
• EL50-EL80Postprocedural disorders of the skin
• Malignant neoplasms involving the skin
• 4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified