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List of Diseases and Injuries

Malnutrition (E40-E46)


Excludes 1: intestinal malabsorption (K90.-)
› sequelae of protein-calorie malnutrition (E64.0)
Excludes 2: nutritional anemias (D50-D53)
› starvation (T73.0)

E40Kwashiorkor
› Severe malnutrition with nutritional edema with dyspigmentation of skin and hair
Excludes 1: marasmic kwashiorkor (E42)

E41Nutritional marasmus
› Severe malnutrition with marasmus
Excludes 1: marasmic kwashiorkor (E42)

E42Marasmic kwashiorkor
› Intermediate form severe protein-calorie malnutrition
› Severe protein-calorie malnutrition with signs of both kwashiorkor and marasmus

E43Unspecified severe protein-calorie malnutrition
› Starvation edema

E44Protein-calorie malnutrition of moderate and mild degree

E44.0Moderate protein-calorie malnutrition

E44.1Mild protein-calorie malnutrition

E45Retarded development following protein-calorie malnutrition
› Nutritional short stature
› Nutritional stunting
› Physical retardation due to malnutrition

E46Unspecified protein-calorie malnutrition
› Malnutrition NOS
› Protein-calorie imbalance NOS
Excludes 1: nutritional deficiency NOS (E63.9)