ME62.7 Acute desquamating skin eruption

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

A provisional diagnosis for a skin eruption of unknown or uncertain nature which arises abruptly and in which desquamation (shedding of skin scales) is a prominent feature. This is seen characteristically in the later stages of many acute viral exanthemata but may also be seen in drug reactions and in unstable and erythrodermic psoriasis.

synonyms

• Acute desquamating skin eruption

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