5B5K.7

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Selenium deficiency

Description

Selenium deficiency is rare but has been observed in individuals on long-term total parenteral nutrition lacking selenium. Clinical manifestations of deficiency arising from such situations are uncommon and poorly defined. They include muscular weakness and myalgia with, in several instances, the development of congestive heart failure. The importance of selenium for thyroid hormone metabolism is evident from changes in the T3–T4 ratio which develop after relatively mild selenium depletion in infants and elderly subjects.

Index terms

  • Selenium deficiency
  • Keshan disease due to selenium deficiency
  • Keshan disease
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  • Keshan disorder
  • Kaschin-Beck disease due to selenium deficiency
  • Congestive cardiomyopathy due to selenium 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

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.6 – Copper 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

Selenium deficiency – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1916700472

Allowed postcoordination axes

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