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B66.4: Paragonimiasis

You have been diagnosed as having lung flukes.

Lung flukes occur in East Asia, Africa and South America. They occur in fresh water shellfish. You can become infected by eating crab, for example, that has not been properly cooked.

Lung flukes can cause stomach pain, diarrhea and fever. You may get a cough with yellowish-brown sputum, and chest pains or breathing difficulties. Lung flukes can also infect the brain. Then you can get headaches or even seizures, 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

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).