ICD-11 classes
11 Diseases of the circulatory system
Disorders of lymphatic vessels or lymph nodes
BD93 — Lymphoedema
BD93.1 — Secondary lymphoedema
BD93.14 — Lymphoedema due to podoconiosis

ICD-11 BD93.14 — Lymphoedema due to podoconiosis

Lymphoedema of the lower limbs resulting from an inflammatory response within lymphatic vessels to mineral particles from soil in genetically susceptible individuals. It is a leading cause of lower limb lymphoedema in farmers in Africa, Central America and India.

The diagnosis includes nothing.

The diagnosis excludes nothing.

It has no clarifying diagnoses.

The diagnosis is coded elsewhere:

• Secondary lymphoedema #16700