E74.4: Disorders of pyruvate metabolism and gluconeogenesis
You cannot properly process certain sugars.
In the body, certain proteins ensure that processes run better or more quickly. These proteins are also known as enzymes. The illness can be caused by a missing enzyme. As a result, you cannot process certain sugars properly. This illness can be hereditary. That means that other family members can also be affected.
When the body processes sugars, specific substances come into being. These substances are not processed as usual during the disease. They may thus accumulate in various organs and damage these. For example, the liver or brain may be affected. If you cannot properly process sugars, the sugar level in the blood may be too low. The disease can make you severely ill.
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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