Acute blistering skin eruption

Description

A provisional diagnosis for an acute blistering skin eruption of unknown or uncertain nature. Examples include vesicular dermatitis of the hands and feet (pompholyx), acute phototoxic reactions, especially to contact with plants (phytophotodermatitis), sunburn and immunobullous disorders such as bullous pemphigoid.

Index terms

Acute blistering skin eruption

Exclusions from above levels

http://id.who.int/icd/entity/923546127 – Drug eruptions
19 – Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
JA66 – Clinical findings on antenatal screening of mother

Sibling codes

ME62.0 – Acute erythematous skin eruption
ME62.1 – Acute purpuric skin eruption
ME62.2 – Acute urticarial skin eruption
ME62.3 – Acute maculopapular skin eruption
ME62.4 – Acute papular skin eruption
ME62.5 – Acute exudative skin eruption
ME62.7 – Acute desquamating skin eruption
ME62.8 – Acute discoid or annular skin eruption
ME62.9 – Acute excoriation of skin
ME62.Y – Other specified acute skin eruption of uncertain or unspecified nature

Foundation entity

Acute blistering skin eruption – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1954443

Part of: ME62: Acute skin eruption of uncertain or unspecified nature › 21: Symptoms, signs or clinical findings, not elsewhere classified