List of diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue according to ICD-10

The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Allied Health Problems (ICD-10) classifies skin and subcutaneous diseases in Chapter XII according to the key below.

L00 – L08 Skin and subcutaneous infections

code	description	Names of diseases (synonyms)	Review article
L00	Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome	Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome ( dermatitis exfoliativa neonatorum , pemphigus acutus neonatorum )	-
L01	impetigo	Impetigo contagiosa , superficial folliculitis , impetiginization	Impetigo contagiosa
L02	Skin abscess, boils and carbuncles	Abscess , boils ( furunculosis ), carbuncles ( abscess )	-
L03	Phlegmon	Cellulitis , acute lymphangitis , nail infection ( onychia , paronychia , perionyxis ) Gesichtsphlegmone , Omphalitis , cellulitis	Phlegmon
L04	Acute lymphadenitis	Acute lymphadenitis , lymph node abscess	Lymphadenitis
L05	Pilonidal cyst	Pilonidalzyste ( pilonidal sinus , Pilonidalsinus , coccygeal , coccyx cyst )	-
L06 L07	not forgiven	-	-
L08	Other local skin and subcutaneous infections	Pyoderma , dermatitis purulent , dermatitis septic , dermatitis suppurative , Erythrasma	-

L10-L14 Bullous dermatoses

code	description	Names of diseases (synonyms)	Review article
L10	Pemphigus diseases	Pemphigus vulgaris , pemphigus vegetans , pemphigus foliaceus , Brazilian pemphigus ( Fogo selvagem ), pemphigus erythematosus , senear usher syndrome , drug -induced pemphigus	Pemphigus
L11	Other acantholytic dermatoses	Acquired Keratosis Follicularis , Transient Acantholytic Dermatosis ( Transient Acantholytic Dermatosis Grover )	Acantholysis
L12	Pemphigoid diseases	Bullous pemphigoid , Benign pemphigoid , Benign mucous membrane , chronic bullous dermatosis of childhood , acquired epidermolysis bullosa , Linear IgA bullous dermatosis	Pemphigoid
L13	Other bullous dermatoses	Dermatitis herpetiformis ( Dermatitis herpetiformis Duhring ), pustulosis subcornealis ( pustulosis subcornealis Sneddon-Wilkinson )	-
L14 *	Bullous dermatoses in diseases classified elsewhere	-	-

L20-L30 dermatitis and eczema

code	description	Names of diseases (synonyms)	Review article
L20	Atopic (endogenous) eczema	Atopic dermatitis ( endogenous eczema , allergic eczema , Intrinsic eczema , Endogenous milk crust , neurodermatitis , atopic dermatitis atopica , Neurodermitis diffusa ), prurigo Besnier	Atopic eczema , cradle cap
L21	Seborrheic eczema	Seborrheic eczema , seborrhea capitis , seborrheic cradle cap , children's seborrheic eczema
L22	Diaper rash	Diaper rash , Psoriasiform diaper rash , diaper rash , Windelerythem	Contact dermatitis
L23	Allergic contact dermatitis	Allergic contact dermatitis ( allergic contact eczema ), nickel allergy
L24	Toxic contact dermatitis	Irritant contact dermatitis ( Non-allergic contact dermatitis , Irritant Contact Dermatitis , Irritant contact dermatitis ), acne venenata ( Kontaktakne ), chloracne , oil acne
L25	Unspecified contact dermatitis	Baker's scabies
L26	Exfoliative dermatitis	Exfoliative dermatitis , Pityriasis rubra ( Pityriasis rubra Hebra )	-
L27	Dermatitis due to orally, enterally or parenterally ingested substances	-	-
L28	Lichen simplex chronicus and prurigo	Lichen simplex chronicus (Lichen Vidal), Neurodermitis chronica circumscripta , Prurigo nodularis , Prurigo , Prurigo Hebra , Prurigo mitis , Urticaria papulosa	-
L29	Pruritus	Pruritus ani , pruritus scrotalis , pruritus vulvae , pruritus anogenitalis	Pruritus
L30	Other dermatitis	Nummular Eczema , Dyshidrosis ( Pompholyx ), Candida Mykid ( Levurid ), Dermatophytid , Eczematid , Eczematoid Dermatitis , Infectious Dermatitis , Superinfected Eczema , Intertriginous Eczema , Pityriasis alba faciei	Dermatitis ( eczema )

L40 – L45 Papulosquamous skin diseases

code	description	Names of diseases (synonyms)	Review article
L40	psoriasis	Psoriasis vulgaris , psoriasis nummular , pustular psoriasis Generalized , impetigo herpetiformis , psoriasis pustulosa Zumbusch , Acrodermatitis continua suppurativa ( Acrodermatitis continua suppurativa Hallopeau ), pustulosis palmaris et plantaris , guttate psoriasis , psoriatic arthritis , psoriasis inversa	psoriasis
L41	Parapsoriasis	Pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta ( Pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta Mucha-Habermann ), parapsoriasis guttata , papulosis lymphomatoides , small speckled parapsoriasis en plaques , large speckled parapsoriasis en plaques , parapsoriasis with poikiloderma	Parapsoriasis
L42	Pityriasis rosea	Pityriasis rosea ( rose lichen )	-
L43	Lichen planus	Lichen planus hypertrophicus , lichen planus pemphigoides , lichenoid drug reaction , subacute lichen planus , lichen planus tropicus	Lichen planus
L44	Other papulosquamous skin diseases	Pityriasis rubra pilaris , lichen nitidus , lichen striatus , lichen planus moniliformis , infantile papular acrodermatitis ( Gianotti-Crosti syndrome )	-
L45 *	Papulosquamous Skin Diseases in Diseases Classified Elsewhere	-	-

L50 – L54 urticaria and erythema

code	description	Names of diseases (synonyms)	Review article
L50	Urticaria	Allergic urticaria , idiopathic urticaria , cold urticaria , warm urticaria , urticaria factitia , urticarial dermographism , urticaria mechanica , cholinergic urticaria , contact urticaria , chronic urticaria , recurrent urticaria , periodic urticaria	Urticaria
L51	Erythema exudativum multiforme	Non-bullous erythema exudativum multiforme ( Erythema exudativum multiforme minus ), Bullous erythema exudativum multiforme ( Erythema exudativum multiforme majus , Stevens-Johnson syndrome ), Toxic epidermal necrolysis ( Lyell's syndrome )	Erythema exudativum multiforme
L52	Erythema nodosum	Erythema nodosum	-
L53	Other erythematous diseases	Erythema toxicum , erythema annulare centrifugum , erythema marginatum , figured chronic erythema , erythroderma	Erythema
L54 *	Erythema in Diseases Classified Elsewhere	Erythema marginatum in acute rheumatic fever

L55 – L59 Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue caused by radiation

code	description	Names of diseases (synonyms)	Review article
L55	Acute solar dermatitis	Dermatitis solaris acuta ( sunburn )	-
L56	Other acute skin changes caused by ultraviolet rays	Phototoxic reaction to drugs, photoallergic reaction to drugs Phototoxic contact dermatitis , Berloque dermatitis , urticaria solaris , polymorphic light eruption	-
L57	Skin changes due to chronic exposure to non-ionizing radiation	Actinic keratosis , ( keratosis senilis , keratosis solaris ), Actinic Reticuloid , Cutis rhomboidalis nuchae , Poikilodermia reticularis ( Poikilodermia Civatte reticularis ), cutis laxa senilis ( senile, actinic elastosis , elastosis senilis ), Strahlengranulom , Landmann skin , Seemann skin	-
L58	Radiodermatitis	acute radiodermatitis , chronic radiodermatitis	Radiodermatitis
L59	Other diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue caused by radiation	Erythema ab igne , chronic heat damage	-

L60 – L75 Diseases of the skin appendages

code	description	Names of diseases (synonyms)	Review article
L60	Diseases of the nails	Unguis incarnatus ( ingrown nail ), onycholysis , onychogryposis ( onychogryphosis ), nail dystrophy , Beau-Reil transverse furrows , yellow nail syndrome ( yellow nail syndrome )	-
L61	not forgiven	-	-
L62 *	Diseases of the nails in diseases classified elsewhere	-	-
L63	Alopecia areata	Alopecia cranialis totalis ( alopecia totalis ), alopecia universalis , ophiasis	Alopecia areata
L64	Androgenetic alopecia	Male type alopecia , drug-induced androgenetic alopecia	Androgenetic alopecia
L65	Other hair loss without scarring	Telogen effluvium , anagen effluvium , Alopecia mucinosa Pinkus ( Alopecia mucinosa )	-
L66	Scarring alopecia (hair loss with scarring)	Pseudopelade Brocq , Lichen planopilaris, lichen ruber follicularis , folliculitis decalvans , folliculitis et Perifolliculitis capitis abscedens et suffodiens Hoffmann ( Folliculitis et Perifolliculitis capitis abscedens et suffodiens ) Atrophodermia vermiculata , folliculitis ulerythematosa reticulata , Ulerythema acneiforme	Scarring alopecia ( hair loss with scarring )
L67	Hair color and hair shaft abnormalities	Trichorrhexis nodosa , canities , premature graying , heterochromia of the hair , poliosis , acquired poliosis circumscripta , fragilitas crinium	-
L68	Hypertrichosis	Increased hair growth , hirsutism , hypertrichosis lanuginosa acquisita , localized hypertrichosis , polytrichia	Hypertrichosis
L69	not forgiven	-	-
L70	acne	Acne vulgaris , Acne conglobata , Acne varioliformis , Acne necroticans miliaris , Acne tropica , Acne infantum , Acne excoriée des jeunes filles	acne
L71	Rosacea	Perioral dermatitis , rhinophyma	Rosacea
L72	Follicular cysts of the skin and subcutaneous tissue	Epidermal cyst , trichilemmal cyst , atheroma , pilar cyst , steatocystoma multiplex	Follicular cyst
L73	Other diseases of the hair follicles	Acnekeloid ( folliculitis sclerotisans nuchae ), pseudofolliculitis barbae , hidradenitis suppurativa , folliculitis barbae	-
L74	Diseases of the eccrine sweat glands	Miliaria rubra , Miliaria cristallina , Miliaria profunda , Miliaria tropica , Anhidrosis , Hypohidrosis	Miliaria
L75	Diseases of the apocrine sweat glands	Bromhidrosis , Chromhidrosis , Apocrine Miliaria , Fox-Fordyce Disease

L80 – L99 Other skin and subcutaneous diseases

code	description	Names of diseases (synonyms)	Review article
L80	Vitiligo	Vitiligo	-
L81	Other skin pigmentation disorders	Post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation , chloasma ( melasma ), ephelids ( freckles ), café-au-lait spots , lentigo , leukoderm , pigment purple , angioma serpiginosum , essential telangiectasia , tattoos	-
L82	Seborrheic keratosis	Seborrheic keratosis , dermatosis papulosa nigra , Leser-Trélat syndrome	-
L83	Acanthosis nigricans	Acanthosis nigricans , Papillomatosis confluens et reticularis ( Papillomatosis confluens et reticularis Gougerot-Carteaud )	-
L84	Corns and horns (skin) calluses	Corns , calluses , callus , clavus	-
L85	Other epidermal thickening	Acquired ichthyosis , acquired keratosis palmoplantaris ( acquired keratoma palmoplantare ), keratosis punctata ( keratosis palmoplantaris ), xerosis cutis (xeroderma), cornu cutaneum , epidermal thickening	-
L86 *	Keratoma in Diseases Classified Elsewhere	-	-
L87	Disorders of transepidermal elimination	Hyperkeratosis follicularis et parafollicularis in cutem penetrans ( Hyperkeratosis follicularis et parafollicularis in cutem penetrans Kyrle , Hyperkeratosis follicularis penetrans ), reactive perforating collagenosis , elastosis perforans serpiginosa	-
L88	Pyoderma gangrenosum	Pyoderma gangrenosum , ulcerative dermatitis , phageenic pyoderma	-
L89	Decubitus ulcer	Bedsores , pressure sores , ulcers	-
L90	Atrophic skin diseases	Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus , anetodermia , atrophodermia idiopathica , akrodermatitis chronica atrophicans Herxheimer , scars and fibroses of the skin, striae cutis atrophicae	Skin atrophy
L91	Hypertrophic skin diseases	Hypertrophic scar , keloid scar	-
L92	Granulomatous diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue	Granuloma annulare ( Granuloma annulare perforans ), necrobiosis lipoidica , granuloma faciale , ( Granuloma eosinophilicum faciei ), foreign body granuloma	-
L93	Lupus erythematosus	Discoid lupus erythematosus , subacute lupus cutaneous erythematosus , lupus erythematosus profundus , lupus panniculitis	Lupus erythematosus
L94	Other localized connective tissue diseases	Scleroderma circumscribed ( morphea , Localized scleroderma ), Linear scleroderma ( Tape-like scleroderma , scleroderma en coup de saber ), calcinosis cutis , Sclerodactyly , Gottron papules , Poikilodermia atrophic vascularis ( Poikilodermia atrophic vascularis Jacobi ), Ainhum	Scleroderma
L95	Vasculitis not elsewhere classified and limited to the skin	Livedo vasculitis , capillaritis alba , erythema elevatum et diutinum	-
L96	not forgiven	-	-
L97	Leg ulcer, not elsewhere classified	Leg Ulcer	-
L98	Other skin and subcutaneous diseases, not elsewhere classified	Granuloma pediculatum ( Granuloma pyogenicum ), dermatitis factitia ( neurotic excoriation ), acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis ( Sweet's syndrome ), eosinophilic cellulitis ( Wells syndrome ), tropic ulcer , mucinosis of the skin , focal mucinosis , lichen myxedematosus	-
L99 *	Other diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue in diseases classified elsewhere	Cutaneous amyloidosis ( lichen amyloidosus , macular amyloidosis )	-

See also

• Skin disease

Web links

• List of ICD codes of diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue ICD-10-WHO version 2019

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