Preferred Label : Black heel;
ICD-11 definition : A condition which may be mistaken for acral melanoma caused by extravasation of red
blood cells from capillaries in the skin of the back of the heel. This area may be
subject to extreme shear-stress during strenuous sporting activity (e.g. tennis).
It is often first noticed as a circumscribed area of stippled black dots and may not
be immediately connected with the activity which provoked it.;
ICD-11 synonym : Talon noir;
Origin ID : 231211206;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
A condition which may be mistaken for acral melanoma caused by extravasation of red
blood cells from capillaries in the skin of the back of the heel. This area may be
subject to extreme shear-stress during strenuous sporting activity (e.g. tennis).
It is often first noticed as a circumscribed area of stippled black dots and may not
be immediately connected with the activity which provoked it.
