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Milia is labeled at bottom right. A milium (pl.: milia), also called a milk spot or an oil seed, [1] is a clog of the eccrine sweat gland. It is a keratin-filled cyst that may appear just under the epidermis or on the roof of the mouth. [2] [3]: 780 Milia are commonly associated with newborn babies, but may appear on people of any age.
Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita, also known as acquired epidermolysis bullosa, is a longterm autoimmune blistering skin disease. [1] It generally presents with fragile skin that blisters and becomes red with or without trauma. [2]
ICD-10 is the 10th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), a medical classification list by the World Health Organization (WHO). It contains codes for diseases, signs and symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances, and external causes of injury or diseases. [1]
The milia-like type of syringoma is typically smaller lesions that have a milky white center that can look like milia. The plaque type is more commonly associated with itchiness and chronic scratching that leads to epidermal thickening similar to lichen planus .
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.
Under the proposal, the ICD-9-CM code sets would be replaced with the ICD-10-CM code sets, effective October 1, 2013. On April 17, 2012, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a proposed rule that would delay the compliance date for the ICD-10-CM and PCS by 12 months-from October 1, 2013, to October 1, 2014. [4]
Rombo syndrome is a very rare genetic disorder characterized mainly by atrophoderma vermiculatum of the face, [2]: 580 multiple milia, telangiectases, acral erythema, [3] peripheral vasodilation with cyanosis, [4] and a propensity to develop basal cell carcinomas. [3]
Miliaria rubra in a forehead. Symptoms of miliaria include small, red rashes, called papules, which are irritated and itchy.These may simultaneously occur at a number of areas on a patient's body, the most common including the upper chest, neck, elbow creases, under the breasts, and under the scrotum. [3]