G07: Intracranial and intraspinal abscess and granuloma in diseases classified elsewhere

You have been infected by fluke worms that cause the disease called bilharzia.

Fluke worms live in freshwater, particularly in warm regions. Someone who goes into water like that can have the worm larvae get into their body via their skin. The skin may then turn red and itchy in those places for a short time.

Bilharzia has caused one or more nodules of inflammatory cells to form in the brain. Nodules like these can press on surrounding brain tissue. As a result, you can have headaches, vomiting or seizures, for example. There may also be other symptoms.

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

Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).

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