ICD-11 code : EA93;
Preferred Label : Pityriasis lichenoides;
ICD-11 definition : Pityriasis lichenoides is an uncommon inflammatory skin disease of unknown aetiology.
It can range from a relatively mild chronic form to a fulminant form with skin necrosis
and severe constitutional symptoms. The disease can last from just weeks to months
or years. The chronic form is manifest as multiple small flat asymptomatic scaly papules
located predominantly on the trunk and proximal limbs. The acute forms present with
the abrupt appearance of multiple papules in the same distribution which rapidly progress
to haemorrhagic blisters and ulceration.;
Origin ID : 266281219;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
Pityriasis lichenoides is an uncommon inflammatory skin disease of unknown aetiology.
It can range from a relatively mild chronic form to a fulminant form with skin necrosis
and severe constitutional symptoms. The disease can last from just weeks to months
or years. The chronic form is manifest as multiple small flat asymptomatic scaly papules
located predominantly on the trunk and proximal limbs. The acute forms present with
the abrupt appearance of multiple papules in the same distribution which rapidly progress
to haemorrhagic blisters and ulceration.
