ICD-11 classes
13 Diseases of the digestive system
Diseases of oesophagus
DA25 — Oesophageal ulcer

ICD-11 DA25 — Oesophageal ulcer

Oesophageal ulcer is tissue defect located in the oesophagus. It causes inflammatory injuries in the oesophageal mucosa, with extension beyond the submucosa into the muscularis mucosa. The oesophageal ulcer due to acidic digestive juices is classified elsewhere in gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, and excluded from here.

The diagnosis includes nothing.

It excludes 3 items.

  • Barrett ulcer (DA23.2)
  • Neoplasms of the oesophagus ()
  • Crohn disease (DD70)

Diagnosis with code DA25 contains 6 clarifying diagnoses:

  1. DA25.0 — Oesophageal erosion
  2. DA25.1 — Infectious oesophageal ulcer
    It contains 6 clarifying diagnoses.
  3. DA25.2 — Oesophageal ulcer due to allergic or immunologic disorder
  4. DA25.3 — Oesophageal ulcer due to external causes
    It contains 5 clarifying diagnoses.
  5. DA25.Y — Other specified oesophageal ulcer
  6. DA25.Z — Oesophageal ulcer, unspecified

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