E05.0: Thyrotoxicosis with diffuse goitre
Your thyroid is hyperactive.
The thyroid is a small organ at the bottom of the neck. The thyroid gland needs iodine to produce important messenger substances for the body. These messenger substances influence the heartbeat, digestion, and body temperature, among other things.
Your thyroid gland is enlarged. When the thyroid gland is enlarged, it may produce too many thyroid messenger substances.
Having too many thyroid messenger substances can cause a range of problems. For example, you may be restless or have a rapid heartbeat. You may also break out in a sweat often and lose weight.
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
Source
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