B00.0 is the ICD-10 code for Eczema herpeticum. It is a four-character subcategory of B00 (Herpesviral [herpes simplex] infections), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block B00–B09 (Viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions) in Chapter I, Certain infectious and parasitic diseases.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- I · A00–B99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What B00.0 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Kaposi varicelliform eruption
B00.0 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
B00.0Eczema herpeticum
B00.0Eczema herpeticum
DB000Herpeseksem
B00.0Herpesekseema
B00.0Ekzema herpeticatum Kaposi
B00.0Exéma [Eczéma] herpétique
B00.0eczema herpeticum
B00.0Eczema herpeticum
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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