Stress ulcer of duodenum

Description

Stress ulcers of duodenum are acute mucosal lesions occurring in critically ill patients that may result in acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding. They are usually superficial erosions but can develop into ulcers.

Index terms

Stress ulcer of duodenum
Curling ulcer of duodenum

Exclusions from above levels

DA62 – Anastomotic ulcer
01 – Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
02 – Neoplasms

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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

DA63.0 – Duodenal erosion
DA63.1 – Helicobacter-pylori associated duodenal ulcer
DA63.2 – Helicobacter-pylori associated and drug-induced duodenal ulcer
DA63.4 – Eosinophilic duodenal ulcer
DA63.5 – Duodenal ulcer due to external causes
DA63.6 – Infectious duodenal ulcer
DA63.Y – Other specified duodenal ulcer
DA63.Z – Duodenal ulcer, unspecified

Foundation entity

Stress ulcer of duodenum – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/2144907019

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: DA63: Duodenal ulcer › 13: Diseases of the digestive system