GB55.1

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Nephropathy induced by heavy metals

Description

A disease of the kidney, caused by exposure to heavy, nephrotoxic metals such as cadmium, lead, copper, and mercury. This disease is characterised by tubular damage, renal insufficiency, interstitial fibrosis, necrosis, or renal dysfunction. This disease may also present with hypertension, proteinuria, hyperuricaemia, aminoaciduria, or other symptoms characteristic of chronic kidney disease.

Index terms

  • Nephropathy induced by heavy metals
  • heavy metal nephropathy
  • toxic nephropathy from heavy metals
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  • Lead nephropathy
  • lead nephritis
  • Saturnine nephropathy

Exclusions from above levels

  • GB70 – calculous pyelonephritis (NFAD)
  • 4A43.2Y – Sjögren syndrome with renal tubulo-interstitial disorders
  • 4B22 – Renal tubulo-interstitial disorders in simple cryoglobulinaemia
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  • 5C60.1 – Renal tubulo-interstitial disorders in cystinosis
  • GB82 – Autosomal dominant tubulointerstitial disease
  • GB90.Y – pyeloureteritis cystica
  • 01 – Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
  • 05 – Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
  • 18 – Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
  • 22 – Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes

Sibling codes

  • GB55.0 – Balkan nephropathy
  • GB55.2 – Chronic urate nephropathy
  • GB55.Y – Other specified chronic tubulo-interstitial nephritis
  • GB55.Z – Chronic tubulo-interstitial nephritis, unspecified

Foundation entity

Nephropathy induced by heavy metals – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1766840660

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: GB55: Chronic tubulo-interstitial nephritis › 16: Diseases of the genitourinary system