R89.4: Abnormal findings in specimens from other organs, systems and tissues Abnormal immunological findings
You have been tested for a specific fluid. In this sample, the amount of substances of the immune system had changed.
Fluid from a joint or wound may have been examined, for example. This sample normally only contains a certain amount of different substances. These substances include certain cells and certain proteins, for example.
The immune system protects the body from pathogens and foreign substances. The immune system can also destroy cells in the body that have pathologically changed. The body's immune system is made up of different types of immune cells. Some immune cells can destroy pathogens or foreign bodies themselves. Other immune cells produce certain antibodies. In your sample, the amount of immune cells or certain proteins of the immune system had changed.
If the amount of substances in the sample has changed, this can sometimes be an indication of disease. The results can also depend on when the sample is taken or how the sample is stored until it is examined, for example.
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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