Skin Read Terms

Entries relating to dermatological or skin disorders can be made either from History Add or Select Read Term.

To select from Read, either use # followed by the code, for example, #M112, or type in a Read term keyword - these are in italics below.

A780 Molluscum contagiosum (contagiosu, molluscum)

A781.11 Verrucas - warts (verrucae)

AB0..11 Fungal infection of skin (fungal)

AB05. 12 Tinea corporis (corporis)

AD2 Pediculosis and phthirus infections (pediculosi, phthirus)

AD2..11 Lice (lice)

AD20.11 Nits - head lice (nits)

AD22.11 Crabs - pubic lice (crabs)

AB23 Candiasis of skin and nails (nails, skin)

AD30 Scabies (scabies)

B32 Malignant melanoma of skin (malignant, melanoma, skin)

B33 Other malignant neoplasm of skin (skin) (synonym - Basal cell carcinoma)

B74 Lipoma (lipoma)

BB2A [M] Squamous cell carcinoma NOS

BBE0.12 [M] Naevus NOS (naevus)

BBE1 [M] Malignant melanoma NOS

M Skin and subcutaneous tissue diseases (skin, subcutaneo)

M01z Boil / Furuncle (boil)

M02 Cellulitis and abscess of finger/toe

M03 Other cellulitis and abscess

M05 Impetigo (impetigo)

M06 Pilonidal cyst / sinus (cyst, pilonidal, sinus)

M071 Pyogenic granuloma (granuloma, pyogenic)

M08 Cellulitis (cellulitis

M0z Skin and subcutaneous tissue infection NOS

M101 Seborrhoeic Dermatitis (dermatitis, seborrhoei)

M110 Nappy Rash (dermatitis, napkin)

M111 Atopic Dermatitis / Eczema (atopic, dermatitis, eczema)

M112 Infantile eczema (infantile, eczema )

M12 Contact Dermatitis

M12z1 Eczema NOS

M151 Erythema Multiforme (erythema, multiforme)

M152 Erythema Nodosum (nodosum)

M153 Rosacea (rosacea)

M1530 Acne rosacea (acne)

M154 Lupus Erythematosus (erythemato, lupus)

M16 Psoriasis (psoriasis)

M160 Psoriatic arthropathy (arthropath, psoriatic)

M161 Other psoriasis (NB: the Read code for clinical audit groups, as well as M16y Other psoriasis and similar disorders, and M16z Psoriasis and similar disorders NOS)

M180 Pruritus ani (ani, pruritus)

M181 Pruritus of genital organs (genital)

M181.11 Pruritus vulvae (pruritus, vulvae)

M18z Pruritis NOS

M20 Corns and Callouses

M21z1 Skin tag (skin, tag)

M230 Ingrowing toenail (ingrowing)

M2610 Acne vulgaris (acne, vulgaris)

M262 Sebaceous cyst - wen (cyst, sebaceous, wen)

M28 Urticaria (urticaria)

M2yz Other skin and subcutaneous tissue disease NOS

PH310 Birthmark, unspecified (birth, mark)

R021 [D] Rash and other nonspecific skin eruption (eruption, skin, rash)

R022 [D] Local superficial swelling, mass or lump (lump, swelling)

SD Insect bites, non-venomous (insect)

TE640 Insect bite NOS (bite, insect)

66I Skin disorder monitoring (skin)

ZV766 [V] Screening for malignant neoplasm of skin