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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. | ||
Other decubitus options for this Stage: | |||
{{ListICD10Category | categoryName=Decubitus Deep Tissue Damage}} | |||
{{ICD10 category|Decubitus Deep Tissue Damage}} | |||
Latest revision as of 21:10, 30 June 2025
Template to make sure extra information is consistent for the Category:Decubitus ulcer diagnoses corresponding to the template name.
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.
Other decubitus options for this Stage:
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