K71.1: Toxic liver disease with hepatic necrosis
Your liver was damaged. As a result, a part of your liver is dead.
The liver is an important organ on the top right of the abdomen. For example, it helps with blood clotting and detoxifying the body. Nutrients from food are processed in the liver.
Your liver was so severely damaged by toxic substances that a part of the liver tissue is dead. These toxic substances can for instance be medications, chemical substances such as plant-based toxins or drugs. But toxic substances produced naturally in the body can also damage the liver. These toxic substances are produced in the metabolism every day. Depending on how severely the liver was damaged, it may no longer be able to perform its normal tasks.
At first, you will often feel exhausted and very tired. Nausea and a loss of appetite are other common symptoms. A high temperature and joint pain are also possible sometimes. The skin may later turn yellow and the urine will appear darker. The skin on the entire body may itch. The feces is sometimes no longer brown, but much lighter in color than usual.
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
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