Dermatitis

Dermatitis is a blanket term literally meaning "inflammation of the skin". It is usually used to refer to eczema, which is also known as Dermatitis eczema. There are several different types. Usually all of them have in common an allergic reaction to specific allergens.

Specific types of dermatitis
(ICD-10 codes are provided where available.)


 * (B65.3) cercarial dermatitis
 * (L13.0) dermatitis herpetiformis
 * (L20) atopic dermatitis
 * (L21) seborrhoeic dermatitis
 * (L23-L25) contact dermatitis
 * (L23.7) urushiol-induced contact dermatitis
 * (L30.0) nummular dermatitis
 * (L30.1) dyshidrotic dermatitis