Chemical burn due to skin contact with corrosive substance

Description

A chemical skin burn is an acute, severe irritant reaction to skin contact with corrosive or caustic substances sufficient to cause cell necrosis. The corrosive potential of substances depends on their chemical properties, concentration and pH, and on the duration and type of skin contact. Occlusion has an additive effect.

Coding note from above levels

Code also the size of burn as the percentage of total body surface area burned to any depth, and the percentage with full-thickness or deep full thickness burns.

Index terms

Chemical burn due to skin contact with corrosive substance
Chemical burn due to occupational skin contact with corrosive substance
Chemical burn of skin categorized by depth of injury

Exclusions from above levels

EH75 – Photosensitivity due to drug
EJ40 – Sunburn
EM0Y – Adverse effects of phototherapy

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http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1272195263 – Adverse cutaneous effects of therapeutic ionizing irradiation
http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1695649400 – Phototoxic reactions to skin contact with photoactive agents
KC50 – Neonatal phototherapy burn
FB80.7 – Malunion of fracture
FB80.8 – Nonunion of fracture
FB80.A – Stress fracture, not elsewhere classified
FB80.B – Pathological fracture
http://id.who.int/icd/entity/624443803 – Birth injury
JB0A – Certain specified obstetric trauma

Foundation entity

Chemical burn due to skin contact with corrosive substance – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/179051153

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: ND99: Acute skin injury due to skin contact with corrosive substance › 22: Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes