D69.3: Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
You don’t have enough platelets. This means you have small bleeds in the skin or mucous membrane.
They are formed in the bone marrow. Platelets are important for blood clotting. You don’t have enough platelets in your blood. The exact reason for this is not known. Your immune system is probably attacking your own platelets. This has broken the platelets in the blood. The immature platelets in the bone marrow can also be attacked, resulting in not enough platelets being reproduced.
The illness can occur after contact with certain pathogens or be caused by drugs. The disease may only exist for a short time or for a long period of time.
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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