DA0C.31

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Noma

Description

This is a devastating infectious disease which destroys the soft and hard tissues of the oral and para-oral structures.

Index terms

  • Noma
  • Cancrum oris
  • Gangrenous stomatitis
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  • Stomatitis gangrenosa
  • Stomatonecrosis
  • gangrene stomatitis

Inclusions

  • Cancrum oris
  • Gangrenous stomatitis
  • Stomatonecrosis

Exclusions from above levels

  • 01 – Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
  • 02 – Neoplasms
  • 05 – Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
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  • 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

  • DA0C.30 – Necrotising ulcerative periodontitis
  • DA0C.3Y – Other specified necrotising periodontal diseases
  • DA0C.3Z – Necrotising periodontal diseases, unspecified

Foundation entity

Noma – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/340823130

Part of: DA0C.3: Necrotising periodontal diseases › DA0C: Periodontal disease › 13: Diseases of the digestive system