ICD-11 classes
13 Diseases of the digestive system
Digestive system disorders of fetus or newborn
KB81 — Oesophagitis in newborn
KB81.0 — Neonatal eosinophilic oesophagitis
ICD-11 KB81.0 — Neonatal eosinophilic oesophagitis
Eosinophilic oesophagitis is an inflammatory condition, possibly caused by food allergy, in which the wall of the oesophagus becomes filled with a large number of eosinophils. It can be confused with acid reflux disease but it can be differentiated if neonate does not respond to anti-reflux medications.
The diagnosis includes nothing.
The diagnosis excludes nothing.
It has no clarifying diagnoses.
The diagnosis is coded elsewhere:
- Eosinophilic oesophagitis #13532
- Oesophagitis in newborn #13540
- Oesophagitis in newborn #22062