A21.3: Gastrointestinal tularaemia
You have been infected with rabbit fever.
Rabbit fever is caused by certain bacteria. These bacteria occur in hares and rabbits, as well as in other animals. Rabbit fever can cause infection in various ways. For example, you can be infected by rabbit fever if you grasp infected animals. If you then touch your face with your soiled hand, the bacteria can get into your mouth. You can also become infected by eating raw meat from infected animals or by drinking impure water.
Rabbit fever can be accompanied by a high temperature and headaches. You may also have sore limbs and feel very weak.
The bacteria have got into your gastrointestinal tract. You can then have stomach pain, nausea or diarrhea. You may also have one or more inflamed sites in your throat. The lymph nodes in the throat may also be very enlarged or purulent.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Further information
Note
This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.
Source
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