EH93.1

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Foreign body reaction to inorganic matter in the skin

Description

A usually granulomatous, often sarcoidal reaction to the presence in the skin of inorganic foreign material which cannot be degraded or eliminated. Responsible agents include tattoo pigment, suture materials, silica, zirconium, aluminium, paraffin, and silicone.

Index terms

  • Foreign body reaction to inorganic matter in the skin
  • Silica granuloma
  • Foreign body granuloma due to silica
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  • Talc granuloma
  • Cutaneous suture granuloma
  • Stitch granuloma, skin
  • Suture granuloma, skin
  • Oleogranuloma
  • Lipogranuloma
  • Paraffinoma

Sibling codes

  • EH93.0 – Tattoos or tattoo reactions of skin
  • EH93.2 – Foreign body reaction to organic matter in the skin
  • EH93.3 – Foreign body granuloma of skin
  • EH93.Y – Other specified dermatoses due to foreign bodies in the skin
  • EH93.Z – Dermatoses due to foreign bodies in the skin, unspecified

Foundation entity

Foreign body reaction to inorganic matter in the skin – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/316575662

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