ICD-11 classes
03 Diseases of the blood or blood-forming organs
Anaemias or other erythrocyte disorders
Nutritional or metabolic anaemias
3A01 — Megaloblastic anaemia due to vitamin B12 deficiency
3A01.2 — Vitamin B12 deficiency anaemia due to low intake
ICD-11 3A01.2 — Vitamin B12 deficiency anaemia due to low intake
A disease caused by insufficient intake of vitamin B12 into the body. This disease is characterised by low levels of vitamin B12 leading to low levels of red blood cells. This disease may present with pallor, fatigue, or shortness of breath. Confirmation is by identification of low levels of vitamin B12 and red blood cell count in a blood sample.
The diagnosis includes nothing.
The diagnosis excludes nothing.
It has no clarifying diagnoses.
The diagnosis is coded elsewhere:
- Vitamin B12 deficiency #4546