P78.2: Neonatal haematemesis and melaena due to swallowed maternal blood
After the mother's blood was swallowed during or after the birth, this blood was vomited up or excreted via the stool.
During or after the birth, the child can swallow the mother's blood. For example, blood can be swallowed when breastfeeding if the mother's nipples are injured.
The child might vomit up the mother's blood. The vomited blood can appear red, dark brown or black. The mother's blood can also be excreted via the child's stool. The stool can then look black.
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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