Acute excoriation of skin

Description

A provisional diagnosis for a skin eruption of unknown or uncertain nature which arises abruptly and consists of multiple excoriations. In the majority of cases the excoriation is secondary to intense pruritus arising either from an underlying systemic disorder such as cholestatic jaundice or from a pruritic skin disease such as eczema. In some cases, however, psychogenic factors may be responsible.

Index terms

Acute excoriation of skin

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
ME62.6 – Acute blistering skin eruption
ME62.7 – Acute desquamating skin eruption
ME62.8 – Acute discoid or annular skin eruption
ME62.Y – Other specified acute skin eruption of uncertain or unspecified nature

Foundation entity

Acute excoriation of skin – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1764982361

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