Inflammatory anal polyp

Description

Inflammatory polyp is an abnormal, mushroom-like growth sticking out from the mucous membrane that lines the anus. This mass is a reaction to some type of chronic inflammation in the anus.

Index terms

Inflammatory anal polyp

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

DB71.1 – Lymphoid polyp
DB71.2 – Hypertrophied anal papillae
DB71.Y – Other specified anal polyp
DB71.Z – Anal polyp, unspecified

Foundation entity

Inflammatory anal polyp – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1110692948

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Part of: DB71: Anal polyp › 13: Diseases of the digestive system