E22.0: Acromegaly and pituitary gigantism
You have, or have had, too many growth messenger substances in your body.
There can be too many growth messenger substances in the body if, for example, tissue in the pituitary gland multiplies. This type of tissue accretion is usually benign. The pituitary gland is a gland in the brain. Many messenger substances are created for the body in this gland. These messenger substances influence growth, metabolism and sex hormones, for example.
A child that has too many growth messenger substances in their body will grow to be very large. If the person is an adult when the disorder begins, only certain parts of the body will grow. For example, these can be the nose, forehead, tongue or hands. The inner organs can also become larger as a result. You may moreover have headaches and impaired vision. Or you will be much more tired than normal.
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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