K65.00: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis [SBP] (acute)
You have an inflammation in your abdomen.
The abdominal organs are located in the abdomen. The abdomen is lined from within with a membrane. The membrane is made up of individual cells. These cells normally release a small amount of fluid into the abdomen. Thanks to this fluid, the organs can move and slide past each other.
Too much fluid has accumulated around the organs in your abdomen. Pathogens have triggered an inflammation in this fluid. These pathogens are usually bacteria. Because of the inflammation, you may have severe pain. You may also need to vomit or have a fever.
There are various reasons why accumulated fluid in the abdomen becomes inflamed. In particular, these include diseases of the liver.
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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