F02.4: Dementia in human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease

You have a dementia disease. This is being caused by your HIV.

You have been infected by the HIV virus. This virus has many effects on the body. Your brain is no longer able to carry out different tasks so well due to the condition. This is called dementia. The memory may get worse. One may often then no longer be able to judge everyday situations so well. The disease often makes it difficult to deal with everyday life. It is often difficult to remember the right word for something. Your mood may swing and suddenly change. One may feel depressed and lose the desire to do anything. Sometimes one can no longer move or speak so well.

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).

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