Catalog

Acute peptic ulcer, site unspecified, with haemorrhage

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Acute peptic ulcer, site unspecified, with haemorrhage – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/65648435

This is an acute ulcer of an area of the gastrointestinal tract that is usually acidic and thus extremely painful. It is defined as mucosal erosions equal to or greater than 0.5 cm, with haemorrhage, in an unspecified site.