B08.4: Enteroviral vesicular stomatitis with exanthem

You have been infected with hand, foot, and mouth disease.

Hand, foot, and mouth disease is caused by viruses. If you have contact with infected individuals, you can become infected with hand, foot, and mouth disease through tiny drops of saliva, for example.

With hand, foot, and mouth disease, blisters can form on the skin. They appear mainly on the palms of the hands, the soles of the feet, and in the mouth. You can also get a fever and a sore throat.

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

Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).

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