Acquired thiamine deficiency anaemia

Description

A disease caused by a lack of thiamine arising after birth. This disease is characterised low levels of thiamine in the body leading to low levels of red blood cells. This disease may present with fatigue, muscle weakness, loss of appetite, weight loss, diarrhoea, nausea, fast heartbeat or numbness in extremities. Confirmation is by identification of low levels of thiamine and low red blood cell count in a blood sample.

Index terms

Acquired thiamine deficiency anaemia
Acquired vitamin B1 deficiency anaemia

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

Sibling codes

3A03.40 – Acquired pyridoxine deficiency anaemia
3A03.41 – Acquired riboflavin deficiency anaemia
3A03.4Y – Other specified acquired other vitamin B deficiency anaemia

Foundation entity

Acquired thiamine deficiency anaemia – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1675514504

Part of: 3A03.4: Acquired other vitamin B deficiency anaemia › 3A03: Certain nutritional or metabolic anaemias › 03: Diseases of the blood or blood-forming organs