DA03.0

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Glossitis

Description

Inflammation of the tongue

Index terms

  • Glossitis
  • glazed tongue
  • inflammation of tongue
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  • tongue inflammation
  • Papillitis of tongue
  • lingual papillitis
  • Gingivoglossitis

Excludes

Exclusions from above levels

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  • DA02.2 – submucous fibrosis of tongue
  • LA31.2 – Ankyloglossia
  • 01 – Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
  • 02 – Neoplasms
  • 05 – Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
  • 06 – Mental, behavioural or neurodevelopmental disorders
  • 18 – Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
  • 22 – Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes

Sibling codes

  • DA03.1 – Geographic tongue
  • DA03.2 – Atrophy of tongue papillae
  • DA03.3 – Median rhomboid glossitis
  • DA03.4 – Hypertrophy of tongue papillae
  • DA03.5 – Macroglossia
  • DA03.Y – Other specified diseases of tongue
  • DA03.Z – Diseases of tongue, unspecified

Foundation entity

Glossitis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/843084384

Part of: DA03: Diseases of tongue › 13: Diseases of the digestive system