A68.9: Relapsing fever, unspecified
You have relapsing fever.
Relapsing fever is caused by certain parasites. Parasites are small creatures that, at least for periods of time, live off other creatures. In humans they can cause illnesses. The parasites can be spread via body lice or a tick bite. The ticks themselves can become infected through parasites on rodents. The lice can pass the relapsing fever from person to person. Louse-borne relapsing fever occurs in the north-east of Africa, and in Asia and South America.
Relapsing fever can make you seriously ill. You can have a high fever and be confused. Other symptoms can also occur, such as headaches, limb pain and nausea. The symptoms may fade after a few days, and recur later. You can also have inflammation in various organs.
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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