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                                  D72.824  Basophilia Basophils are a type of white blood cell. These cells are produced in your bone marrow. White blood cells are part of your immune system. They release special enzymes to help protect your body against viruses, bacteria, and other foreign invaders. Normally, basophils make up less than 1 percent of your circulating white blood cells. A healthy range is 0 to 3 basophils in each microliter of blood. A low basophil level is called basopenia. It can be caused by infections, severe allergies, or an overactive thyroid gland. An abnormally high basophil level is called basophilia. It can be a sign of chronic inflammation in your body. Or it can mean that a condition is causing too many white blood cells to be produced in your bone marrow. Your doctor can check your levels of basophils by doing a blood test. Causes of basophilia A few types of condition...

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                                          K52.3 Indeterminate Colitis When an individual is suspected of having IBD, there are times it may be hard for the physician pinpoint their exact diagnosis. The term indeterminate colitis has been developed to categorize individuals with current symptoms and diagnostic test results that show inflammatory bowel disease, but do not definitively place them into a concrete IBD category such as ulcerative colitis or  Crohn’s disease. Indeterminate colitis In approximately 10-15% of all IBD cases, the diagnostic test results and symptom presentation will make it difficult to make the distinction between Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. 3,4  When this happens, the individual is diagnosed with indeterminate colitis. Studies show that between 50-80% of individuals diagnosed with indeterminate colitis will at some po...

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                            K52.3 Ileus unspecifed   Your intestine is a long and winding tube inside of your body that attaches your   stomach   to your   anus . It has two parts -- small and large. The small intestine's main job is to break down the food you eat. The large intestine, or   colon , absorbs   water   and uses strong, wave-like movements to push broken-down food and waste to your anus so you can   poop . When your intestine stops making those wave-like movements for a while, it's called ileus. It usually lasts from 1-3 days. Ileus Causes Ileus has many potential causes, including: Surgery, especially when doctors have to shift your intestines Medicines that stop your intestine’s regular movements Infections in your midsection, such as   appendicitis   ( inflammation   of the   appendix ) or   diverticulitis   ( inflammation   o...

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                               K76.4 Peliosis Hepatis Hepatic peliosis   is a rare benign vascular condition characterized by dilatation of sinusoidal blood-filled spaces within the liver.  There may be involvement of other organs, most commonly the spleen and bone marrow.  It can be seen in a variety of settings and is important as appearances may mimic malignancy.  Peliosis hepatis is  a rare vascular condition of the liver  characterized by a proliferation of the sinusoidal hepatic capillaries that results in cystic blood-filled cavities distributed randomly throughout the liver Epidemiology As the causes of peliosis are varied, the demographics will reflect the underlying cause. Clinical presentation Patients are usually asymptomatic  and thus the condition is discovered incidentally on imaging or autopsy. In some instances, lesions may be complicated by hemorrhage...

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                        K90.81  Whipple's Disease Whipple disease is a systemic disease most likely caused by a gram-positive bacterium,  Tropheryma whipplei  (formerly  T whippelii ).    Although the first descriptions of the disorder described a malabsorption syndrome with small intestine involvement, the disease also affects the joints, central nervous system, and cardiovascular system.  T whipplei  infection is recognized to be a major cause of culture-negative endocarditis.    Because fewer than 1000 reported cases have been described, clinical experience with this disorder is sparse.   Bacteria called  Tropheryma whipplei  cause Whipple’s disease. This bacteria affects the digestive system and can spread to the: heart lungs brain joints skin eyes It’s a relatively rare disease, but it can be life-threatening. It’s widely believed that there’s a ge...