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Ascorbic acid deficiency

Inclusion Terms

  • •Deficiency of vitamin C
  • •Scurvy

Also Indexed As(ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index)

These clinical terms, synonyms, and manifestations all map to E54 in the official ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index.

Acid, deficiency, ascorbicArthritis, arthritic (acute) (chronic) (nonpyogenic) (subacute), scorbuticBarlow's diseaseCheadle's diseaseDeficiency, deficient, ascorbic acidDeficiency, deficient, vitamin (multiple) NOS, CInflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation), alveoli, teeth, scorbuticInflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation), scorbutic, alveoli, teethPurpura, scorbuticScurvy, scorbuticScurvy, scorbutic, gumScurvy, scorbutic, infantile

✗ Excludes 1(Not coded here)

  • •scorbutic anemia (D53.2)
  • •sequelae of vitamin C deficiency (E64.2)

Code Hierarchy

┌4Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89)├E50-E64Other nutritional deficiencies (E50-E64)├E54Ascorbic acid deficiency
└E54Ascorbic acid deficiency

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