ICD-11 code : ME64.0;
Preferred Label : Erythema;
ICD-11 definition : Redness of skin due to the presence of increased amounts of oxygenated haemoglobin
within dilated skin capillaries. It may be due to localized or generalized inflammatory
processes but may result from increased cutaneous blood flow following exertion or
associated with pyrexia.;
Origin ID : 800313204;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- erythema [Blood Transfusion thesaurus concept]
ICD-10 Mapping
Redness of skin due to the presence of increased amounts of oxygenated haemoglobin
within dilated skin capillaries. It may be due to localized or generalized inflammatory
processes but may result from increased cutaneous blood flow following exertion or
associated with pyrexia.