ICD-11 code : NF03.1;
Preferred Label : Immersion hand or foot;
ICD-11 definition : Injury to the skin and soft tissues of the feet and, less commonly, the hands due
to prolonged exposure to non-freezing cold and wet conditions. Originally reported
in soldiers as trench foot during World War I, it is now more commonly seen in the
homeless either because of vagrancy or as the result of conflict. Affected extremities
are initially cold, numb, swollen and pulseless; this is followed by a period of intense
hyperaemia and pain which then gives way to increased sweating and cold sensitivity.;
Origin ID : 1811325382;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- ICD-10 Mapping
Injury to the skin and soft tissues of the feet and, less commonly, the hands due
to prolonged exposure to non-freezing cold and wet conditions. Originally reported
in soldiers as trench foot during World War I, it is now more commonly seen in the
homeless either because of vagrancy or as the result of conflict. Affected extremities
are initially cold, numb, swollen and pulseless; this is followed by a period of intense
hyperaemia and pain which then gives way to increased sweating and cold sensitivity.
