ICD-11 classes
14 Diseases of the skin
Skin disorders involving specific cutaneous structures
Disorders of cutaneous blood and lymphatic vessels
BD93 — Lymphoedema
BD93.1 — Secondary lymphoedema
BD93.14 — Lymphoedema due to podoconiosis

ICD-11 BD93.14 — Lymphoedema due to podoconiosis

Lymphoedema of the lower limbs resulting from an inflammatory response within lymphatic vessels to mineral particles from soil in genetically susceptible individuals. It is a leading cause of lower limb lymphoedema in farmers in Africa, Central America and India.

The diagnosis includes nothing.

The diagnosis excludes nothing.

It has no clarifying diagnoses.

The diagnosis is coded elsewhere:

• Secondary lymphoedema #11645