5C70.0

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Dehydration

Description

Dehydration occurs when there is an insufficient amount or excessive loss of water in the body. This can be caused by vomiting, diarrhoea, fever, use of diuretics, profuse sweating, or decreased water intake.

Index terms

  • Dehydration
  • anhydration
  • anhydremia
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  • fluid depletion
  • fluid volume deficit
  • fluid volume depletion
  • loss of fluid
  • sodium and water depletion

Exclusions from above levels

  • MG40.1 – Hypovolaemic shock
  • 3A10.Z – Hereditary haemolytic anaemia due to enzyme deficiency
  • 5A71.01 – Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
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  • 5A81.1 – 5-alpha-reductase deficiency
  • LD28.01 – Marfan syndrome
  • LD28.1 – Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
  • LD2A.4 – androgen resistance syndrome
  • 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

  • KB63.1 – Dehydration of newborn

Sibling codes

  • 5C70.1 – Hypovolaemia
  • 5C70.Y – Other specified volume depletion
  • 5C70.Z – Volume depletion, unspecified

Foundation entity

Dehydration – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/578744597

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: 5C70: Volume depletion › 05: Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases