Hard corn

Description

A discrete area of painful hyperkeratosis resulting from repeated pressure and friction over a bony prominence, most commonly a metatarsal head or an interphalangeal joint of the forefoot.

Index terms

Hard corn
Heloma durum

Sibling codes

EH92.01 – Soft corn
EH92.0Z – Corn or callosity, unspecified

Foundation entity

Hard corn – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/240337869

Part of: EH92.0: Corns or callosities › EH92: Dermatoses provoked by friction or mechanical stress › 14: Diseases of the skin