Autoimmune conditions aurum medcode codelist

Author: Monica Iyer
Last updated: May 1, 2026
Data source: CPRD Aurum

Codelist sources:

Abby Emdin provided lists for conditions which have been clinically reviewed (2026):
Atopic dermatitis
Hidradenitis suppurativa
Lupus
Inflammatory bowel disease
Rheumatoid arthritis
Psoriasis
Spondyloarthropathies

Other code list:
https://datacompass.lshtm.ac.uk/id/eprint/5077/ 
Malhotra, Ananya (2026). Clinical codelist - Autoimmune diseases. [Dataset]. 
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom. 10.17037/DATA.00005077.

Additional search terms (resulting rows marked as additional_code=1)
"henoch" AND "purpura"

"koebner"

"dermatomyositis"

"polymyositis"

"scleroderma"

"systemic" AND "sclerosis"

"Sjogren"


Merged all codelists together then removed duplicates
Removed all "family history" codes

CWG reviewed the list on May 8, 2026 and excluded the following terms
Drug-induced dermatomyositis
Polymyositis ossificans
Pm-1 - Polymyositis-scleroderma antibody level
Measurement of polymyositis-scleroderma extractable nuclear antibody
Polymyositis-scleroderma antibody
Pm-1 (polymyositis-scleroderma) antibody arbitrary concentration in serum
Systemic sclerosis induced by drugs and chemicals
Pm-1 - Polymyositis-scleroderma antibody level
Measurement of polymyositis-scleroderma extractable nuclear antibody
Polymyositis-scleroderma antibody
Scl-70 - Scleroderma-70 antibody
Pm-1 (polymyositis-scleroderma) antibody arbitrary concentration in serum
Family history of scleroderma
Serum SSA 60 (Sjogren's syndrome A 60 kiloDalton) (Ro) antibody concentration
Serum SSA52 (Sjogren's syndrome A 52 kiloDalton) (Ro) antibody concentration
