I02.0: Rheumatic chorea with heart involvement
Your immune system is attacking your body after an illness involving certain bacteria. Your heart has become inflamed as a result. As a result, your muscles are also moving involuntarily.
You have become infected some time ago with certain bacteria. You had a sore throat or tonsillitis caused by bacteria. Your immune system fought the bacteria using certain antibodies. However, these antibodies can also attack the body’s tissue.
Your heart has become inflamed as a result of this condition. Moreover, you have a nerve disorder due to the antibodies. As a result, your muscles are sometimes moving involuntarily.
Also common is a high temperature, joint pain, and feeling generally 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
Source
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