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dry eyes, dry mouth, hair loss, joint inflammation, joint pain, mouth ulcers, positive ANA test, raynaud's phenomenon, sun-sensitive rash... Undifferentiated connective tissue disease ( UCTD ) (also known as latent lupus or incomplete lupus [ 1 ] ) is a disease in which the connective tissues are targeted by the immune system.
(H30.9) Chorioretinal inflammation, unspecified Chorioretinitis; Choroiditis; Retinitis; ... (WHO ICD-10) — Diseases of the eye and adnexa (ICD-10 codes H00-H59)
Tracheitis is an inflammation of the trachea. [1] Although the trachea is usually considered part of the lower respiratory tract, [2] in ICD-10 tracheitis is classified under "acute upper respiratory infections". [3]
It has been suggested that multifocal motor neuropathy is distinct from chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy and that Lewis-Sumner syndrome is a distinct variant type of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy. [53] The Lewis-Sumner form of this condition is considered a rare disease with only 50 cases reported up to 2004 ...
This is a shortened version of the twelfth chapter of the ICD-9: Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue. It covers ICD codes 680 to 709. The full chapter can be found on pages 379 to 393 of Volume 1, which contains all (sub)categories of the ICD-9. Volume 2 is an alphabetical index of Volume 1.
In immunology, systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) is an inflammatory state affecting the whole body. [1] It is the body's response to an infectious or noninfectious insult . Although the definition of SIRS refers to it as an "inflammatory" response, it actually has pro- and anti-inflammatory components.
Most of the inflammatory myopathies can have a chance association with malignant lesion; the incidence appears to be specifically increased only in patients with dermatomyositis. [5] There are many types of myopathy. ICD-10 codes are provided here where available.
Leukocytosis is a condition in which the white cell count is above the normal range in the blood. [1] [2] It is frequently a sign of an inflammatory response, [3] most commonly the result of infection, but may also occur following certain parasitic infections or bone tumors as well as leukemia.