B72: Dracunculiasis
You have a Guinea worm infection.
The Guinea worm is common in some sub-Saharan countries in Africa. The Guinea worm is a parasite that occurs in water fleas. Parasites are small creatures that, at least for periods of time, live off other creatures. In humans they can cause illnesses. Water fleas are very small creatures that inhabit water. You can become infected by swallowing infected fleas along with drinking water.
In the stomach the worms are released from the water fleas. Within a few months the worms can move out of the stomach to the tissue of the skin. Typically, the leg or foot is affected. Around a year after swallowing them a painful, burning blister forms on the skin. A single worm will then come to the surface there within a few days. You may then also get a fever, itchy skin or painful joints.
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
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