ICD-11 code : EJ20.1;
Preferred Label : Actinic lentigo;
ICD-11 definition : A circumscribed grey or brown macule resulting from chronic exposure to the sun or
to artificial sources of ultraviolet such as sun-beds. They are typically located
on the backs of the hands and forearms, shoulders, forehead and the scalp (if bald).
They often coexist with and may be difficult to differentiate from plane seborrhoeic
keratoses, which differ clinically in exhibiting fine scaling and histologically in
showing proliferation of keratinocytes as well as melanocytes.;
ICD-11 synonym : Age spot; Lentigo senilis; Solar lentigo; Liver spot; Sun spot; Senile freckle;
ICD-11 inclusion : Liver spot;
Origin ID : 1350389129;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- ICD-10 Mapping
A circumscribed grey or brown macule resulting from chronic exposure to the sun or
to artificial sources of ultraviolet such as sun-beds. They are typically located
on the backs of the hands and forearms, shoulders, forehead and the scalp (if bald).
They often coexist with and may be difficult to differentiate from plane seborrhoeic
keratoses, which differ clinically in exhibiting fine scaling and histologically in
showing proliferation of keratinocytes as well as melanocytes.
