T51.3: Toxic effect: Fusel oil

You have too much fusel oil in your body. As a result, your body has been poisoned.

There are many different alcohols. These have different properties and are toxic in certain amounts.

You have poisoned yourself with the alcohol mixture fusel oil. When alcohol is produced for drinking, fusel oil, for example, is also created.

If you have too much fusel oil in your body you may have different symptoms. It depends on how much of the substance is in the body and for how long the substance has been in the body. Severe illness is also possible.

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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