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E31.8: Other polyglandular dysfunction

You have too many or too few messenger substances (hormones) in your body, because several of your glands are not working properly.

There are various glands in the body that produce messenger substances. The glands release these messenger substances into the blood. Messenger substances have many important tasks in the body. For example, they regulate the blood pressure, heartbeat or sugar level in the blood. If messenger substances in the body have changed, the skin and hair may also be changed. The height may be changed as well. Glands that produce messenger substances are for instance the thyroid gland, pancreas and ovaries or testicles. In your case, two or more glands are not working correctly.

Because you have too many or too few messenger substances in your body, you may have various symptoms.

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

Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).