D53.2 is the ICD-10 code for Scorbutic anaemia. It is a four-character subcategory of D53 (Other nutritional anaemias), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block D50–D53 (Nutritional anaemias) in Chapter III, Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- III · D50–D89
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What D53.2 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- scurvy E54
D53.2 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
D53.2Anemi ved skjørbuk
DD532Anæmi forårsaget af vitamin C-mangel
D53.2Keripukkianemia
D53.2Skorbutanämie
D53.2Anémie scorbutique
D53.2anemie bij scheurbuik
D53.2Scorbutic anemia
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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