D69.0: Allergic purpura
The small blood vessels in your body have become inflamed. As a result, you have developed small, point-shaped bleeds in the skin or mucous membrane.
You are bleeding from tiny blood vessels in the body. That can have various causes. For example, your immune system is having a very strong reaction to a pathogen or a drug. However, the immune system can also be targeted against your own body for no reason.
The immune systems attacks the small blood vessels in your skin. This results in the blood vessels becoming inflamed. That’s why the tiny blood vessels in your body bleed. This can be seen on the skin or mucous membrane. We can see you have small red dots. There may also be small bleeds in other organs, for example, in the gastrointestinal tract.
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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