3A51.8

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Low affinity haemoglobin

Description

A disease caused by determinants arising after birth, in the antenatal period or by genetically inherited factors leading to low oxygen affinity haemoglobin. This disease is characterised by abnormalities in the globin chains that alter the affinity of the haemoglobin molecule for oxygen, affecting the normal loading of oxygen in the lungs and delivery of oxygen to the tissues. This disease may present with fatigue, muscle weakness, loss of appetite, weight loss, diarrhoea, nausea, fast heartbeat or numbness in extremities.

Index terms

  • Low affinity haemoglobin
  • Haemoglobins causing cyanosis

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

  • 3A51.0 – Sickle cell trait
  • 3A51.1 – Sickle cell disease without crisis
  • 3A51.2 – Sickle cell disease with crisis
  • 3A51.3 – Compound heterozygous sickling disorders without crisis
  • 3A51.4 – Compound heterozygous sickling disorders with crisis
  • 3A51.5 – Haemoglobin C disease
  • 3A51.6 – Haemoglobin D disease
  • 3A51.7 – High affinity haemoglobin
  • 3A51.9 – Haemoglobin O disease
  • 3A51.A – Haemoglobin E disease
  • 3A51.B – Haemoglobin C/beta thalassaemia compound heterozygosity
  • 3A51.Y – Other specified sickle cell disorders or other haemoglobinopathies
  • 3A51.Z – Sickle cell disorders or other haemoglobinopathies, unspecified

Foundation entity

Low affinity haemoglobin – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1300597550

Part of: 3A51: Sickle cell disorders or other haemoglobinopathies › 03: Diseases of the blood or blood-forming organs