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Erythroderma is an inflammatory skin disease with redness and scaling that affects nearly the entire cutaneous surface. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] This term applies when 90% or more of the skin is affected. In ICD-10 , a distinction is made between "exfoliative dermatitis" at L26, and "erythroderma" at L53.9.
This is a shortened version of the twelfth chapter of the ICD-9: Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue. It covers ICD codes 680 to 709. The full chapter can be found on pages 379 to 393 of Volume 1, which contains all (sub)categories of the ICD-9. Volume 2 is an alphabetical index of Volume 1.
Resolution within 7–10 days is the norm. Individuals with persistent (chronic) erythema multiforme will often have a lesion form at an injury site, e.g. a minor scratch or abrasion, within a week. Irritation or even pressure from clothing will cause the erythema sore to continue to expand along its margins for weeks or months, long after the ...
Epidermolytic hyperkeratosis (also known as "Bullous congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma," [7] "Bullous ichthyosiform erythroderma," [8]: 482 or "bullous congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma of Brocq" [9]) is a rare skin disease in the ichthyosis family, affecting around 1 in 250,000 people.
Generalized erythroderma – redness of the skin [3] Lymphadenopathy – swollen, enlarged lymph nodes [3] Atypical T cells – malignant lymphocytes known as "Sézary cells" seen in the peripheral blood with typical cerebriform nuclei (brain-shaped, convoluted nuclei) [8] [3] Hepatosplenomegaly– enlarged liver and spleen [9]
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The advanced stage of mycosis fungoides is characterized by generalized erythroderma (red rash covering most of the body) with severe pruritus (itching) and scaling. [4] Itching (pruritus) is the most commonly reported symptom of people experiencing mycosis fungoides with up to 88% of people reporting varying intensities of pruritus that ...