2008 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Endocrine, Nutritional And Metabolic Diseases, And Immunity Disorders 240-279 > Nutritional Deficiencies 260-269 >  2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 260
Kwashiorkor On October 1, 2008 the 2009 ICD-9-CM codes came into effect. Therefore, this code may be out of date.
The 2009 version of ICD-9-CM 260 can be accessed here. - 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)
- 260 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis
- 260 contains 19 index entries
260 also known as:- Nutritional edema with dyspigmentation of skin and hair
Index entries containing 260:- Deficiency, deficient
- multiple, syndrome
 260
- protein 260
- syndrome, multiple 260
Deprivation- protein (familial) (kwashiorkor) 260
Edema, edematous 782.3- nutritional (newborn) 262
- with dyspigmentation, skin and hair 260
Hypoproteinosis 260
Kwashiorkor (marasmus type) 260
Malnutrition (calorie) 263.9- malignant 260
- protein 260
Pluricarential syndrome of infancy 260
Plurideficiency syndrome of infancy 260
Polycarential syndrome of infancy 260
Prekwashiorkor 260
Protein- deficiency 260
- malnutrition 260
Syndrome - see also Disease- multiple
- deficiency 260
- pluricarential of infancy 260
- plurideficiency of infancy 260
- polycarential of infancy 260
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