ICD-11 classes
13 Diseases of the digestive system
Diseases or disorders of orofacial complex
DA04 — Diseases of salivary glands
DA04.3 — Abscess of salivary gland

ICD-11 DA04.3 — Abscess of salivary gland

This is a collection of pus (neutrophils) that has accumulated within the salivary gland because of an inflammatory process in response to either an infectious process (usually caused by bacteria or parasites) or other foreign materials.

The diagnosis includes nothing.

The diagnosis excludes nothing.

It has no clarifying diagnoses.