ICD-11 classes
03 Diseases of the blood or blood-forming organs
Anaemias or other erythrocyte disorders
3A50 — Thalassaemias
ICD-11 3A50 — Thalassaemias
A disease caused by genetically inherited autosomal recessive mutations leading to abnormal production of haemoglobin. This disease is characterised by destruction of red blood cells leading to anaemia and abnormal production of haemoglobin. This disease may present with pallor, jaundice, iron overload, fatigue, or shortness of breath. Confirmation is by identification of mutations through genetic testing.
The diagnosis includes nothing.
The diagnosis excludes nothing.
Diagnosis with code 3A50 contains 7 clarifying diagnoses:
- 3A50.0 — Alpha thalassaemia
It contains 6 clarifying diagnoses. - 3A50.1 — Alpha thalassaemia related syndromes
- 3A50.2 — Beta thalassaemia
- 3A50.3 — Delta, delta-beta or gamma-delta-beta thalassaemia
- 3A50.4 — Hereditary persistence of fetal haemoglobin
- 3A50.Y — Other specified thalassaemias
- 3A50.Z — Thalassaemias, unspecified