DD70.3

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Crohn disease of large intestine

Description

Crohn’s disease, which is characterised by chronic and relapsing transmural inflammation, may affect any part of the digestive tract. This refers to Crohn disease involved in the large intestine.

Index terms

  • Crohn disease of large intestine
  • CC - [Crohn colitis]
  • GC - [granulomatous colitis]
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  • crohn disease of colon
  • crohn disease of large bowel
  • granulomatous colitis
  • regional colitis
  • regional enteritis of colon
  • regional enteritis of large bowel
  • regional enteritis of large intestine
  • regional enteritis of the large bowel
  • Crohn disease of large intestine with abscess
  • Crohn disease of rectum
  • regional enteritis of rectum

Excludes

  • DD70.5 – Crohn disease of both small and large intestine

Exclusions from above levels

  • DD71 – Ulcerative colitis
  • 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

  • DD70.0 – Crohn disease of upper gastrointestinal tract
  • DD70.1 – Crohn disease of small intestine
  • DD70.2 – Crohn disease of appendix
  • DD70.4 – Crohn disease of anal region
  • DD70.5 – Crohn disease of both small and large intestine
  • DD70.6 – Crohn disease of anastomotic sites
  • DD70.Y – Crohn disease of other specified site
  • DD70.Z – Crohn disease, unspecified site

Foundation entity

Crohn disease of large intestine – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/765321840

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: DD70: Crohn disease › 13: Diseases of the digestive system