ICD-11 classes
01 Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
Infections of the fetus or newborn
KA65 — Neonatal infections of certain specified sites
KA65.3 — Neonatal infectious mastitis
ICD-11 KA65.3 — Neonatal infectious mastitis
A disease of the breasts in neonates, may be caused by a maternal infection with a bacterial source. This disease is characterised by swelling, erythema, warmth, tenderness, induration of the breast, or purulent discharge from the nipple . It is usually unilateral. This disease may also present with breast abscesses.
The diagnosis includes nothing.
It excludes 2 items.
- Breast engorgement of newborn (KC41.0)
- noninfective mastitis of newborn (KC41.0)
It has no clarifying diagnoses.
The diagnosis is coded elsewhere:
The diagnosis is included in 2 other classes.
- Neonatal staphylococcal mastitis (EH11)
- Neonatal streptococcal mastitis (EH11)