EH93.1 Foreign body reaction to inorganic matter in the skin

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

A usually granulomatous, often sarcoidal reaction to the presence in the skin of inorganic foreign material which cannot be degraded or eliminated. Responsible agents include tattoo pigment, suture materials, silica, zirconium, aluminium, paraffin, and silicone.

synonyms

• Foreign body reaction to inorganic matter in the skin
• Silica granuloma
• Foreign body granuloma due to silica
• Talc granuloma
• Cutaneous suture granuloma
• Suture granuloma, skin
• Stitch granuloma, skin
• Oleogranuloma
• Lipogranuloma
• Paraffinoma

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