Pemphigoid (L12)
Clinical Information
Dermatitis Herpetiformis - Rare, chronic, papulo-vesicular disease characterized by an intensely pruritic eruption consisting of various combinations of symmetrical, erythematous, papular, vesicular, or bullous lesions. The disease is strongly associated with the presence of HLA-B8 and HLA-DR3 antigens. A variety of different autoantibodies has been detected in small numbers in patients with dermatitis herpetiformis.
Instructional Notations
Type 1 Excludes
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00–L99)
Bullous disorders (L10-L14)
L12 Pemphigoid
- L12.0 Bullous pemphigoid
- L12.1 Cicatricial pemphigoid
- L12.2 Chronic bullous disease of childhood
L12.3 Acquired epidermolysis bullosa
- L12.30 Acquired epidermolysis bullosa, unspecified
- L12.31 Epidermolysis bullosa due to drug
- L12.35 Other acquired epidermolysis bullosa
- L12.8 Other pemphigoid
- L12.9 Pemphigoid, unspecified
Pemphigoid (L12)