B74.1: Filariasis due to Brugia malayi
You have been infected by certain threadworms. These threadworms have caused you to have filariasis.
The threadworms are transmitted by mosquitoes. Filariasis disease mainly occurs in South-East Asia.
If the threadworms spread through the body, various symptoms may appear. To begin with, for example, the person may have a high temperature, headaches and joint pain. The threadworms also get into the lymph vessels and lymph nodes. These can become inflamed as a result.
Fluid forms in tissue throughout the body every day. This tissue fluid is the lymph. The lymph is carried around the body by lymph vessels. The lymph vessels run around the entire body and are connected to blood vessels. At some points, there are lymph nodes along the lymph vessels. Pathogens are rendered harmless in the lymph nodes, for example. When the lymph nodes become inflamed, they can swell up and be painful.
Other symptoms often appear later as the illness progresses. If the lymph nodes and lymph vessels are inflamed over a long period of time, the lymph sometimes stops flowing properly. A lymph blockage then occurs, in a leg 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
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