5B5K.6

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Copper deficiency

Description

Dietary deficiency is rare; it has been observed in premature and low birthweight infants fed exclusively a cow’s milk diet and in individuals on long-term total parenteral nutrition without copper. Clinical manifestations include depigmentation of skin and hair, neurologic disturbances, leukopenia, hypochromic microcytic anaemia, and skeletal abnormalities.

Index terms

  • Copper deficiency
  • chronic copper deficiency
  • hypocupremia
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  • Myelopathy due to copper deficiency

Exclusions from above levels

  • 5C64 – Disorders of mineral absorption or transport
  • 1C62.3Y – slim disease
  • 6B80 – Anorexia Nervosa
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  • DA96.0 – Intestinal malabsorption
  • NF07.0 – starvation
  • 18 – Pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium
  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1004987305 – Transitory endocrine or metabolic disorders specific to fetus or newborn

Foundation children elsewhere

  • 3A03.3 – Copper deficiency anaemia

Sibling codes

  • 5B5K.0 – Iron deficiency
  • 5B5K.1 – Calcium deficiency
  • 5B5K.2 – Zinc deficiency
  • 5B5K.3 – Iodine deficiency
  • 5B5K.4 – Fluorine deficiency
  • 5B5K.5 – Sodium chloride deficiency
  • 5B5K.7 – Selenium deficiency
  • 5B5K.8 – Chromium deficiency
  • 5B5K.9 – Manganese deficiency
  • 5B5K.A – Molybdenum deficiency
  • 5B5K.B – Vanadium deficiency
  • 5B5K.Y – Other specified mineral deficiency
  • 5B5K.Z – Mineral deficiency, unspecified

Foundation entity

Copper deficiency – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1893591289

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: 5B5K: Mineral deficiencies › 05: Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases