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: Fitzpatrick Skin Type Value Set - XML Representation

Draft as of 2026-08-26

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<ValueSet xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="fitzpatrick-skin-type-vs"/>
  <text>
    <status value="generated"/>
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p class="res-header-id"><b>Generated Narrative: ValueSet fitzpatrick-skin-type-vs</b></p><a name="fitzpatrick-skin-type-vs"> </a><a name="hcfitzpatrick-skin-type-vs"> </a><ul><li>Include these codes as defined in <a href="http://loinc.org"><code>http://loinc.org</code></a><span title="Version is not explicitly stated. No matching Code System found"> version Not Stated (use latest from terminology server)</span><table class="none"><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap"><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Display</b></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://loinc.org/LA15337-1/">LA15337-1</a></td><td>Skin-type I: very fair skin, blond or red hair, light eyes (blue or green), never tan and always sunburn after sun exposure</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://loinc.org/LA15338-9/">LA15338-9</a></td><td>Skin-type II: fair skin, blond or light-brown hair, light eyes (blue or green), usual sunburn</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://loinc.org/LA15339-7/">LA15339-7</a></td><td>Skin-type III: deep skin, brown hair, light to medium eye color</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://loinc.org/LA15340-5/">LA15340-5</a></td><td>Skin-type IV: olive skin, dark-brown hair, brown eyes</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://loinc.org/LA15341-3/">LA15341-3</a></td><td>Skin-type V: brown skin, black hair, black eyes</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://loinc.org/LA15342-1/">LA15342-1</a></td><td>Skin-type VI: black skin, black hair, black eyes</td></tr></table></li></ul></div>
  </text>
  <url
       value="https://susith-athukorala.github.io/skin-screening-ig/ValueSet/fitzpatrick-skin-type-vs"/>
  <version value="0.1.0"/>
  <name value="FitzpatrickSkinTypeValueSet"/>
  <title value="Fitzpatrick Skin Type Value Set"/>
  <status value="draft"/>
  <experimental value="false"/>
  <date value="2026-08-26T10:43:26+00:00"/>
  <publisher
             value="Rosemary Bryant AO Research Centre, Adelaide University, Australia"/>
  <contact>
    <name
          value="Rosemary Bryant AO Research Centre, Adelaide University, Australia"/>
    <telecom>
      <system value="url"/>
      <value
             value="https://adelaide.edu.au/research/rosemary-bryant-ao-research-centre/"/>
    </telecom>
  </contact>
  <description
               value="Answer codes representing Fitzpatrick skin phototypes (Types I through VI)."/>
  <jurisdiction>
    <coding>
      <system value="urn:iso:std:iso:3166"/>
      <code value="AU"/>
      <display value="Australia"/>
    </coding>
  </jurisdiction>
  <compose>
    <include>
      <system value="http://loinc.org"/>
      <concept>
        <code value="LA15337-1"/>
        <display
                 value="Skin-type I: very fair skin, blond or red hair, light eyes (blue or green), never tan and always sunburn after sun exposure"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="LA15338-9"/>
        <display
                 value="Skin-type II: fair skin, blond or light-brown hair, light eyes (blue or green), usual sunburn"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="LA15339-7"/>
        <display
                 value="Skin-type III: deep skin, brown hair, light to medium eye color"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="LA15340-5"/>
        <display
                 value="Skin-type IV: olive skin, dark-brown hair, brown eyes"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="LA15341-3"/>
        <display value="Skin-type V: brown skin, black hair, black eyes"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="LA15342-1"/>
        <display value="Skin-type VI: black skin, black hair, black eyes"/>
      </concept>
    </include>
  </compose>
</ValueSet>