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B71.1: Dipylidiasis

You have been diagnosed as having cucumber seed tapeworm.

Cucumber seed tapeworms are parasites that can infect dogs or cats. Parasites are small creatures that, at least for periods of time, live off other creatures. In humans they can cause illnesses. The eggs of the cucumber seed tapeworm develop in dog fleas or cat fleas and become infectious tapeworms. You can become infected by swallowing dog or cat fleas.

Tapeworm can also cause stomach pain or diarrhea. It is also possible that you have no symptoms at all.

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).