CIM11 5B55.2
CIM-11 MMS (diagnostics, nouvelle classification OMS) — fichier du 2026-09-09
Vitamin A deficiency with conjunctival xerosis and Bitot's spots
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- 05 Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
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- Undernutrition
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- Generalised conjunctival xerosis suggests advanced vitamin A deficiency. The entire conjunctiva appears dry, roughened, and corrugated, sometimes skin-like. In some individuals keratin and saprophytic bacilli accumulate on the xerotic surface, giving it a foamy or cheesy appearance. Such lesions are
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- https://icd.who.int/browse/2026-01/mms/fr#960530623 ↗