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691.8 Eczema, atopic dermatitis; 692 Contact dermatitis and other eczema. 692.0 Contact dermatitis and other eczema due to detergents; 692.1 Contact dermatitis and other eczema due to oils and greases; 692.2 Contact dermatitis and other eczema due to solvents; 692.3 Contact dermatitis and other eczema due to drugs and medicines in contact with skin
Atopic dermatitis (AD), also known as atopic eczema, is a long-term type of inflammation of the skin. [2] Atopic dermatitis is also often called simply eczema but the same term is also used to refer to dermatitis, the larger group of skin conditions. [2] [5] Atopic dermatitis results in itchy, red, swollen, and cracked skin. [2]
Eczema herpeticum is a rare but severe and contagious disseminated infection that generally occurs at sites of skin damage produced by, for example, atopic dermatitis, burns, long-term usage of topical steroids or eczema. [1] It is also known as Kaposi varicelliform eruption, Pustulosis varioliformis acute and Kaposi–Juliusberg dermatitis.
On 1 January 1999 the ICD-10 (without clinical extensions) was adopted for reporting mortality, but ICD-9-CM was still used for morbidity. Meanwhile, NCHS received permission from the WHO to create a clinical modification of the ICD-10, and has production of all these systems: ICD-10-CM, for diagnosis codes, replaces volumes 1 and 2. Annual ...
[9] [10] Antihistamines may help with sleep and decrease nighttime scratching. [2] Dermatitis was estimated to affect 245 million people globally in 2015, [6] or 3.34% of the world population. Atopic dermatitis is the most common type and generally starts in childhood. [1] [2] In the United States, it affects about 10–30% of people. [2]
Atopic dermatitis is a chronic dermatitis associated with a hereditary tendency to develop allergies to food and inhalant substances. [46] [47] [48] Atopic dermatitis (atopic eczema, disseminated neurodermatitis, flexural eczema, infantile eczema, prurigo diathsique)
Allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) is a form of contact dermatitis that is the manifestation of an allergic response caused by contact with a substance; the other type being irritant contact dermatitis (ICD). Although less common than ICD, ACD is accepted to be the most prevalent form of immunotoxicity found in humans. [1]
Allergic/contact dermatitis or atopic dermatitis As above. Eosinophils may be present in the dermis and epidermis (eosinophilic spongiosis). [2] Allergic dermatitis Atopic dermatitis Seborrheic dermatitis Typical findings: [5] Focal, usually mild, spongiosis with overlying scale crust, with a few neutrophils; The crust is often centered on a ...