Erythema

Description

Redness of skin due to the presence of increased amounts of oxygenated haemoglobin within dilated skin capillaries. It may be due to localised or generalised inflammatory processes but may result from increased cutaneous blood flow following exertion or associated with pyrexia.

Index terms

Erythema

Exclusions from above levels

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

Sibling codes

ME64.1 – Cyanosis
ME64.2 – Pallor
ME64.3 – Petechiae
ME64.4 – Flushing

Foundation entity

Erythema – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/800313204

Part of: ME64: Non-specific cutaneous vascular signs › 21: Symptoms, signs or clinical findings, not elsewhere classified