B25.0: Cytomegaloviral pneumonitis
You have been infected with specific viruses. This has inflamed your lungs.
There are many different types of viruses. You have been infected with the cytomegalovirus. This virus is usually transmitted by saliva and, less frequently, by blood or through sex.
When someone is infected by this virus, they often have few symptoms or none at all. However, in some cases the virus can make a person seriously ill. This happens when the defense system is weak, for example. Some of the virus remains in the body throughout the person’s life so it can cause illness later, too.
The lungs are on the left and right side of the ribcage. They are also connected to the nose and mouth via the bronchial tubes and windpipe (trachea). If the lungs are inflamed, you will have breathing problems, a cough, or a high temperature, for example.
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
Source
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