Non-specific cutaneous vascular signs

Definition

Changes perceptible in the skin as a result of alterations in blood composition, blood flow or blood vessel integrity. They may be due to local factors or may indicate underlying disorders such as anaemia, hypovolaemia, fever, hypoxia or defective clotting.

5 subordinate codes

• ME64.0Erythema
• ME64.1Cyanosis
• ME64.2Pallor
• ME64.3Petechiae
• ME64.4Flushing

Also indexed as

Nearby in Symptoms or signs involving the skin

• ME60Skin lesion of uncertain or unspecified nature
• ME61Subcutaneous swelling, mass or lump of uncertain or unspecified nature
• ME62Acute skin eruption of uncertain or unspecified nature
• ME63Chronic skin disorder of uncertain or unspecified nature
• ME65Disturbances of skin sensation of unspecified aetiology
• ME66Miscellaneous non-specific skin-related symptoms or signs
• ME67Skin disorder of uncertain or unspecified nature
• 4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system