E85.4: Organ-limited amyloidosis
In your case, proteins are being deposited at the wrong places in your body.
The body needs proteins for many different tasks. For example, proteins are used as messenger substances or are required for the body’s immune system. Many organs or the muscles also consist of proteins.
In your case, proteins are being deposited in a particular organ in the body where they do not belong. Whether you have symptoms as a result depends on the affected organ. Sometimes you can also have no symptoms at all.
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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