Prurigo

International Classification of Diseases for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics, 11th Revision, v2024-01

Prurigo is a cutaneous reaction pattern due to chronic scratching of itchy skin. It is characterised by widespread, symmetrically distributed, itchy, excoriated papules and nodules with focal epidermal acanthosis and hyperkeratosis on histology.

code elsewhere

• HIV-associated papular pruritic eruption  (EL3Y)

sections/codes in this section (EC91-EC91)

• Nodular prurigo  (EC91.0)
• Atopic prurigo  (EC91.1)
• Prurigo, unspecified  (EC91.Z)

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