Severe cases of folliculitis do need to be treated and may require an oral medication or small procedure. If you experience any of the following, call your healthcare provider right away: Folliculitis that spreads from the original area to other parts of your skin. Spots that are firm or painful. Any bumps that are draining a fluid.
Other folliculitis symptoms and signs
Systemic lupus erythematosus (an autoimmune disease, which means the body's immune system mistakenly, attacks healthy tissue) is found to be associated with 1,942 drugs and 1,254 conditions by eHealthMe. What is Folliculitis? Folliculitis (infection of hair root) is found to be associated with 1,265 drugs and 774 conditions by eHealthMe.
ICD-10-CM Code for Folliculitis decalvans L66. 2.
ICD-10 code: L73. 9 Follicular disorder, unspecified.
2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 704.8 : Other specified diseases of hair and hair follicles.
ICD-10 code: L73. 1 Pseudofolliculitis barbae | gesund.bund.de.
Folliculitis is a common skin condition in which hair follicles become inflamed. It's usually caused by a bacterial or fungal infection. At first it may look like small red bumps or white-headed pimples around hair follicles — the tiny pockets from which each hair grows.
Perifolliculitis capitis abscedens et suffodiens, also known as dissecting cellulitis of the scalp (DCS) or Hoffman disease, is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the scalp characterized by fluctuating, interconnecting nodules (Fig. 3). It most commonly occurs in young men and is often associated with patchy hair loss.
ICD-10 Code for Local infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, unspecified- L08. 9- Codify by AAPC.
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Malassezia (Pityrosporum) folliculitis is a fungal acneiform condition commonly misdiagnosed as acne vulgaris. Although often associated with common acne, this condition may persist for years without complete resolution with typical acne medications.
L73. 1 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM L73.
What causes pseudofolliculitis barbae? Razor bumps are thought to be caused by intrafollicular or transfollicular penetration of tight curly hair, often of coarse nature. They may also occur in skin folds or scar tissue, allowing straight hair to re-enter.
Pseudofolliculitis barbae is a chronic inflammatory skin condition caused by ingrown hairs. It's most often triggered by hair removal, particularly shaving, because shaving cuts the hair into a sharp tip that can more easily penetrate the skin as it grows.
The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10 codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more. The following references are applicable to the code L73.8:
The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10 code (s). The following references for the code L73.8 are found in the index:
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
The General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) crosswalk indicates an approximate mapping between the ICD-10 code L73.8 its ICD-9 equivalent. The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 code and the ICD-9 code and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.
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