Iron deficiency anaemia

Description

A disease caused by chronic or acute bleeding, excessive menstrual bleeding, inadequate intake, substances (in diet or drugs) interfering with iron absorption, malabsorption syndromes, inflammation, infection or blood donation. This disease is characterised by decreased levels of iron present in the body. This disease may present with fatigue, pallor or dizziness. Confirmation is by identification of decreased levels of iron in a blood sample.

Exclusions from above levels

04 – Diseases of the immune system
05 – Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
18 – Complications of pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium

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19 – Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
20 – Congenital malformations, deformations or chromosomal abnormalities
22 – Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes
http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1000704511 – Human immunodeficiency virus disease
JB64.1 – Other diseases of the blood or blood-forming organs or certain disorders involving the immune mechanism complicating pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium

Child codes

3A00.0 – Acquired iron deficiency anaemia due to blood loss
3A00.1 – Acquired iron deficiency anaemia due to low intake
3A00.2 – Acquired iron deficiency anaemia due to decreased absorption
3A00.3 – Acquired iron deficiency anaemia due to increased requirement
3A00.Y – Other specified iron deficiency anaemia
3A00.Z – Iron deficiency anaemia, unspecified

Sibling codes

3A01 – Megaloblastic anaemia due to vitamin B12 deficiency
3A02 – Folate deficiency anaemia
3A03 – Certain nutritional or metabolic anaemias
3A0Z – Nutritional or metabolic anaemias, unspecified

Foundation entity

Iron deficiency anaemia – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1577750667

Part of: 03: Diseases of the blood or blood-forming organs