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</noinclude>==Pressure-induced deep tissue damage== | </noinclude>==Pressure-induced deep tissue damage== | ||
A localized area of persistent non-blanchable deep red, maroon, or purple discoloration, that may present with intact skin or as a blood-filled blister. The depth is not immediately clear and it can evolve into a full-thickness wound or develop eschar. It is diagnosed based on color changes and tissue consistency, not initially by depth as that is not immediately clear. | A localized area of persistent non-blanchable deep red, maroon, or purple discoloration, that may present with intact skin or as a blood-filled blister. The depth is not immediately clear and it can evolve into a full-thickness wound or develop eschar. It is diagnosed based on color changes and tissue consistency, not initially by depth as that is not immediately clear. | ||
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{{ICD10 category|Decubitus Deep Tissue Damage}} | |||