Chronic lichenified skin disorder

Description

A provisional diagnosis for a chronic skin disorder of unknown or uncertain nature in which lichenification is the prominent feature. Examples include chronic eczema, lichen simplex and lichen planus.

Index terms

Chronic lichenified skin disorder

Exclusions from above levels

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

Sibling codes

ME63.0 – Chronic erythematous skin disorder
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
ME63.6 – Chronic discoid or annular skin disorder
ME63.7 – Chronic excoriation of skin

Foundation entity

Chronic lichenified skin disorder – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1903229601

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