Chronic erythematous skin disorder

Description

A provisional diagnosis for a chronic skin disorder of unknown or uncertain nature in which widespread confluent erythema is the predominant feature. Examples include generalised atopic eczema, erythrodermic psoriasis, pityriasis rubra pilaris and Sézary syndrome.

Index terms

Chronic erythematous skin disorder

Exclusions from above levels

19 – Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
JA66 – Clinical findings on antenatal screening of mother

Sibling codes

ME63.1 – Chronic urticarial skin disorder
ME63.2 – Chronic papular skin disorder
ME63.3 – Chronic blistering skin disorder
ME63.4 – Chronic scaling or hyperkeratotic skin disorder
ME63.5 – Chronic lichenified skin disorder
ME63.6 – Chronic discoid or annular skin disorder
ME63.7 – Chronic excoriation of skin

Foundation entity

Chronic erythematous skin disorder – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1944251246

Part of: ME63: Chronic skin disorder of uncertain or unspecified nature › 21: Symptoms, signs or clinical findings, not elsewhere classified