A patient was seen in the clinic for desquamative dermatitis. He had a bone marrow transplant 2 months ago. The physician is treating him for acute graft-versus-host disease.

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The patient's desquamative dermatitis is a manifestation of acute graft-versus-host disease, which is coded as T86.09. The patient had a bone marrow transplant, which puts him at risk for complications such as graft-versus-host disease, which is coded with D89.810. The desquamative dermatitis is also coded as L30.8.

A Patient Was Seen in the Clinic for Desquamative Dermatitis