E20.8: Other hypoparathyroidism
Your parathyroid glands are not working properly. As a result, you have too little messenger substances (hormones) of the parathyroid glands in your body.
The parathyroid glands are 4 small glands at the edge of the thyroid gland. A messenger substance is formed in the parathyroid glands. This messenger substance affects the calcium and phosphate content in the body. Calcium from the bone is dissolved by the messenger substance and released into the blood. It thus also affects bone firmness.
Your parathyroid glands are not producing enough messenger substances.
If you have too little of the messenger substance in your body, the calcium content in your blood may be too low. You may have various symptoms as a result. It is possible for you to have sensory disturbances or pins and needles on your skin. The muscles may cramp or you might have an irregular heartbeat. At the same time however, calcium may also accumulate in the tissue. The organs may calcify as a result of too much calcium. That can affect the cornea in the eye or the lens of the eye, for instance.
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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