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ICD-10 diagnosis code

E42 Marasmic kwashiorkor

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E42 is the ICD-10 code for Marasmic kwashiorkor. It is a three-character category that is not subdivided further. It belongs to the block E40–E46 (Malnutrition) in Chapter IV, Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases.

Code type
Category (3 characters)
Chapter
IV · E00–E90
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What E42 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Severe protein-energy malnutrition [as in E43]:
    • intermediate form
    • with signs of both kwashiorkor and marasmus

E42 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

E42Svår protein-energiundernäring

  • E42.9Svår protein-energiundernäring
NorwayICD-10-NO

E42Marasmisk kwashiorkor

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DE42Svær afmagring som følge af protein- og energimangel

  • DE429Svær afmagring som følge af proteinmangel UNS
FinlandICD-10-FI

E42Vaikea proteiini-energia-aliravitsemus

GermanyICD-10-GM

E42Kwashiorkor-Marasmus

FranceICD-10-FR

E42Kwashiorkor avec marasme

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

E42marantische kwashiorkor

United StatesICD-10-CM

E42Marasmic kwashiorkor

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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