K52.0: Gastroenteritis and colitis due to radiation
Your stomach or intestines are inflamed. The inflammation was caused by radiation.
Nuclear radiation damages the genetic material in our cells. As a result, the cells may change or be damaged. If you are exposed to a lot of radiation in a short time, you may quickly get symptoms. It is also possible that you will only get symptoms late.
Nuclear radiation is used for instance in cancer treatment. Cells, especially ones that divide frequently, have been damaged by the radiation. The cells in the intestines frequently divide, so the intestines can be damaged by radiation and become inflamed.
As a result of the inflammation in your stomach or intestines, you may have diarrhea and abdominal pain.
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).
