ICD-11 classes
11 Diseases of the circulatory system
Disorders of lymphatic vessels or lymph nodes
BD93 — Lymphoedema
BD93.1 — Secondary lymphoedema
BD93.13 — Lymphoedema due to lymphatic filariasis
ICD-11 BD93.13 — Lymphoedema due to lymphatic filariasis
Lymphoedema resulting from infestation of lymphatics by nematode worms of the genera Wuchereria and Brugia. This is the commonest cause of lymphoedema worldwide. The lymphoedema may present years after initial infection and most commonly affects the legs and male genitalia.
The diagnosis includes nothing.
The diagnosis excludes nothing.
It has no clarifying diagnoses.
The diagnosis is coded elsewhere:
- Secondary lymphoedema #16700