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05Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
Endocrine diseases
Disorders of the adrenal glands or adrenal hormone system
5A70Cushing syndrome

5A70.3 category

Nelson syndrome

Also indexed as

Nelson syndromePostadrenalectomy Cushing syndrome

Nearby in Cushing syndrome

5A70.0Pituitary-dependent Cushing disease
5A70.1Ectopic ACTH syndrome
5A70.2Pseudo-Cushing syndrome
4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified

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01Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
02Neoplasms
03Diseases of the blood or blood-forming organs
04Diseases of the immune system
05Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
06Mental, behavioural or neurodevelopmental disorders
07Sleep-wake disorders
08Diseases of the nervous system
09Diseases of the visual system
10Diseases of the ear or mastoid process
11Diseases of the circulatory system
12Diseases of the respiratory system
13Diseases of the digestive system
14Diseases of the skin
15Diseases of the musculoskeletal system or connective tissue
16Diseases of the genitourinary system
17Conditions related to sexual health
18Pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium
19Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
20Developmental anomalies
21Symptoms, signs or clinical findings, not elsewhere classified
22Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes
23External causes of morbidity or mortality
24Factors influencing health status or contact with health services
25Codes for special purposes
26Supplementary Chapter Traditional Medicine Conditions
VSupplementary section for functioning assessment
XExtension Codes
5A00-5B3ZEndocrine diseases
5B50-5C3ZNutritional disorders
5C50-5D2ZMetabolic disorders
5D40-5D46Postprocedural endocrine or metabolic disorders
5A10-5A2YDiabetes mellitus
5A40-5A4ZOther disorders of glucose regulation or pancreatic internal secretion
5A50-5A5ZDisorders of the parathyroids or parathyroid hormone system
5A60-5A6ZDisorders of the pituitary hormone system
5A70-5A7ZDisorders of the adrenal glands or adrenal hormone system
5A80-5A8ZDisorders of the gonadal hormone system
5A90-5A9ZCertain disorders of puberty
5B00-5B0ZPolyglandular dysfunction
5B10-5B12Endocrine disorders, not elsewhere classified
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5A70Cushing syndrome
5A71Adrenogenital disorders
5A72Hyperaldosteronism
5A73Hypoaldosteronism
5A74Adrenocortical insufficiency
5A75Adrenomedullary hyperfunction
5A76Certain specified disorders of adrenal gland
4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified
5A70.0Pituitary-dependent Cushing disease
5A70.1Ectopic ACTH syndrome
5A70.2Pseudo-Cushing syndrome
5A70.3Nelson syndrome
4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified

International Classification of Diseases, Eleventh Revision (ICD-11), World Health Organization (WHO) 2019/2021, https://icd.who.int/browse11. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 3.0 IGO (CC BY-ND 3.0 IGO).

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