L53.0Toxic erythema
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
May be used as the primary diagnosis
Apply only when it matches the confirmed diagnosis and the documented clinical record.
Specificity
Complete code in the classification
Use when the diagnosis matches and no exclusion applies.
- Chapter XII
- Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
- Group L50-L54
- Urticaria and erythema
- Official Vietnamese name
- Hồng ban do nhiễm độc
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Use additional external cause code (Chapter XX), if desired, to identify external agent. Excl.: neonatal erythema toxicum (P83.1)
Related L53 codes
L53
Other erythematous conditions
L53.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Erythema annulare centrifugum
L53.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Erythema marginatum
L53.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other chronic figurate erythema
L53.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other specified erythematous conditions
L53.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Erythematous condition, unspecified
Clinical record checklist
View coding guide →- Confirm that the code matches the final documented diagnosis.
- Use one primary-diagnosis code and record only relevant additional conditions.
- Review Ministry indicators, inclusions, exclusions and notes.
- Do not infer a diagnosis beyond the clinical record.
2026 regulatory basis
Indicators are taken from columns 24–29 of the classification accompanying Circular 06/2026/TT-BYT, cross-referenced with Decision 1849/QĐ-BYT and Official Dispatch 4059/BYT-BH.
