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J21.0: Acute bronchiolitis due to respiratory syncytial virus

The small airways in your lungs are inflamed. Your inflammation is caused by respiratory syncytial viruses.

The air is breathed in through the mouth or nose. From there the air goes into the trachea via the larynx. At the end of the windpipe are two bronchial tubes (or bronchi) branching away from it. The bronchial tubes run into the lungs. What is more, the bronchial tubes divide into even smaller branches. The larynx, the trachea, the bronchia and the lungs are part of the lower airways. The smallest bronchial tubes are called bronchioles.

Your bronchioles have become inflamed. The bronchioles may become constricted due to the inflammation. As a result, breathing may become difficult. Typical symptoms are also coughing and a high temperature.

The inflammation in your bronchioles is caused by specific viruses. These viruses are respiratory syncytial viruses.

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).