ICD-11 classes
14 Diseases of the skin
Metabolic and nutritional disorders affecting the skin
Disorders of vitamins or their metabolism which may affect...
5B56.0 — Scurvy
ICD-11 5B56.0 — Scurvy
Scurvy is a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) in the diet. Vitamin C plays a central role in collagen and ground-substance formation, metabolism of aromatic amino acids (phenylalanine, tyrosine), reduction of folic acid to folinic acid and a broad range of biochemical redox reactions. Clinical features include perifollicular haemorrhages, ecchymoses, swollen bleeding gums, stomatitis and epistaxis.
The diagnosis includes nothing.
The diagnosis excludes nothing.
Diagnosis with code 5B56.0 contains 1 clarifying diagnosis:
- 3A03.2 — Scorbutic anaemia
The diagnosis is coded elsewhere:
- Vitamin C deficiency #4509
The diagnosis is included in 1 another class.
- Scorbutic anaemia (3A03.2)