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B46.1: Rhinocerebral mucormycosis

You have the fungal infection mucormycosis in part of your face.

The illness is caused by fungi. The fungi occur almost everywhere in the environment. Fungi produce resistant spores in order to propagate. Drafts can spread the spores around the environment. The fungal spores can get into the lungs and the digestive tract via the mouth or nose.

If we come into contact with fungi in this way, our immune system will usually destroy them. However, the fungi can sometimes spread through our body. This can happen when the defense system is weak, for example. The defense system can be weakened by certain illnesses or medicines.

The fungi can cause painful lesions. This can affect the nose, gums or eyes, for example. You may then bleed or secrete pus from your nose. The lesions can spread and the affected tissue can die off and turn black. The infection can even spread to the brain. You are usually severely ill.

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).