Chronic excoriation of skin

Description

A provisional diagnosis for a chronic skin disorder of unknown or uncertain nature characterised by the presence of multiple excoriations. In some cases the excoriation is secondary to intense pruritus arising either from an underlying systemic disorder such as uraemia or from a pruritic skin disease such as eczema. In many cases, however, psychogenic factors may be responsible.

Index terms

Chronic excoriation of skin

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
ME63.5 – Chronic lichenified skin disorder
ME63.6 – Chronic discoid or annular skin disorder

Foundation entity

Chronic excoriation of skin – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/2102474973

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