ICD-10-CM Codes
E00-E89 Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
E40-E46 Malnutrition
Kwashiorkor E40

Kwashiorkor E40-

Applicable To

Severe malnutrition with nutritional edema with dyspigmentation of skin and hair

Type 1 Excludes

Type 1 Excludes Help

A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes. It means "not coded here". A type 1 excludes note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as E40. A type 1 excludes note is for used for when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.

marasmic kwashiorkor (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code E42
Marasmic kwashiorkor
Applicable To
- Intermediate form severe protein-calorie malnutrition
- Severe protein-calorie malnutrition with signs of both kwashiorkor and marasmus
E42
)

Clinical Information

A syndrome produced by severe protein deficiency, characterized by retarded growth, changes in skin and hair pigment, edema, and pathologic changes in the liver, including fatty infiltration, necrosis, and fibrosis. The word is a local name in gold coast, africa, meaning "displaced child". Although first reported from africa, kwashiorkor is now known throughout the world, but mainly in the tropics and subtropics. It is considered to be related to marasmus. (from Dorland, 27th ed)

Codes

E40 Kwashiorkor

Kwashiorkor E40-

Marasmic kwashiorkor