ED00

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Artefactual skin disorder

Description

Artefactual skin disorder encompasses a diverse range of self-inflicted skin injuries that are provoked by mechanical means or by the application or injection of chemical irritants or caustics. They may simulate other dermatoses but usually have a distinctive, geometric, bizarre configuration which cannot be otherwise explained.

Index terms

  • Artefactual skin disorder
  • Dermatitis artefacta
  • factitial dermatitis
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  • Artefactual cheilitis
  • Factitious cheilitis

Inclusions

  • Dermatitis artefacta

Excludes

  • 6B25.1 – Excoriation disorder
  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/430567349 – Factitious disorders
  • QC30 – Malingering

Sibling codes

  • ED01 – Simulated skin disease
  • ED02 – Painful bruising syndrome
  • ED0Y – Other specified self-inflicted skin disorders

Foundation entity

Artefactual skin disorder – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/2131747719

Part of: 14: Diseases of the skin