Vitamin A deficiency - E50
Excludes1: It indicates that the conditions described by two codes cannot occur together in the same patient. These codes are mutually exclusive.
Type 1 Excludes:
- sequelae of vitamin A deficiency (E64.1)
These ranges represents subcategories of Vitamin A deficiency. The "E50" signifies that these are the diseases within this broad category.
Codes:
- E50.0 - Vitamin A deficiency with conjunctival xerosis
- E50.1 - Vitamin A deficiency with Bitot's spot and conjunctival xerosis
- E50.2 - Vitamin A deficiency with corneal xerosis
- E50.3 - Vitamin A deficiency with corneal ulceration and xerosis
- E50.4 - Vitamin A deficiency with keratomalacia
- E50.5 - Vitamin A deficiency with night blindness
- E50.6 - Vitamin A deficiency with xerophthalmic scars of cornea
- E50.7 - Other ocular manifestations of vitamin A deficiency
- E50.8 - Other manifestations of vitamin A deficiency
- E50.9 - Vitamin A deficiency, unspecified