Chapter 12 - Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)»Papulosquamous disorders (L40-L45)»Psoriasis (L40)

L40

Psoriasis

Sub-codes (8)

L40.0 Psoriasis vulgaris
L40.1 Generalized pustular psoriasis
L40.2 Acrodermatitis continua
L40.3 Pustulosis palmaris et plantaris
L40.4 Guttate psoriasis
L40.5 Arthropathic psoriasis
1 indication for 93 drugs
L40.8 Other psoriasis
L40.9 Psoriasis, unspecified

Related indications (MeSH) (1)

Psoriasis447 drugs (162 approved, 285 experimental)

A common genetically determined, chronic, inflammatory skin disease characterized by rounded erythematous, dry, scaling patches. The lesions have a predilection for nails, scalp, genitalia, extensor surfaces, and the lumbosacral region. Accelerated epidermopoiesis is considered to be the fundamental pathologic feature in psoriasis.