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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.
Chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) also known as Chronic idiopathic urticaria (CIU) is defined by the presence of wheals, angioedema, or both for more than six weeks.The most common symptoms of chronic spontaneous urticaria are angioedema and hives that are accompanied by itchiness.
Urticarial vasculitis (also known as "chronic urticaria as a manifestation of venulitis", "hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis syndrome", "hypocomplementemic vasculitis" and "unusual lupus-like syndrome") [1] is a skin condition characterized by fixed urticarial lesions that appear histologically as a vasculitis. [2]: 834
Pruritus can be seen with hepatic and renal disease such as cholestasis, alcoholic liver disease, primary biliary cholangitis, hepatitis B and C, and chronic kidney disease. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Drug and alcohol use can contribute to pruritus as well so it is worthwhile to gather a social history.
However, the understanding of urticaria as an autoimmune condition is a relatively recent development in medical history. [14] The term autoimmune urticaria refers to a subset of chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) cases where the immune system appears to play a significant role. This understanding began to evolve in the mid to late 20th ...
Autoimmune urticaria; Cholinergic urticaria; Chronic urticaria (ordinary urticaria) Cold urticaria; Dermatographism (dermographism) Episodic angioedema with eosinophilia (Gleich's syndrome) Exercise urticaria (exercise-induced urticaria) Galvanic urticaria; Heat urticaria; Hereditary angioedema (Quincke's edema) Localized heat contact urticaria
Acute urticaria (short-term): can develop suddenly and will last less than six weeks. [6] About one in six people will have acute hives at one point in their life. [6] Chronic urticaria (long-term): can develop suddenly and will persist more than six weeks. [6] This type of urticaria is uncommon [6] and occurs in only 0.1% of the population.
A primary care (e.g. general or family physician) version of the mental disorder section of ICD-10 has been developed (ICD-10-PHC) which has also been used quite extensively internationally. [22] A survey of journal articles indexed in various biomedical databases between 1980 and 2005 indicated that 15,743 referred to the DSM and 3,106 to the ICD.