ICD-11 classes
13 Diseases of the digestive system
Diseases of large intestine
DB36 — Certain infections of the large intestine
DB36.0 — Colonic abscess
ICD-11 DB36.0 — Colonic abscess
A condition of the colon, caused by an infection with a bacterial, viral, or fungal source. This condition is characterised by focal accumulation of purulent material in colonic tissue. This disease may present with back pain, abdominal pain, fever, rectal bleeding, or diarrhoea. Confirmation is commonly by advanced imaging.
The diagnosis includes nothing.
The diagnosis excludes nothing.
It has no clarifying diagnoses.
The diagnosis is coded elsewhere:
- Digestive system abscess #15109
- Digestive system abscess #24601