Acquired polycythaemia

Description

Secondary polycythaemia is acquired and caused by either natural or artificial increases in the production of erythropoietin, hence an increased production of erythrocytes.

Exclusions from above levels

04 – Diseases of the immune system
05 – Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
18 – Complications of pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium

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19 – Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
20 – Congenital malformations, deformations or chromosomal abnormalities
22 – Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes
http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1000704511 – Human immunodeficiency virus disease
JB64.1 – Other diseases of the blood or blood-forming organs or certain disorders involving the immune mechanism complicating pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium

Child codes

3A81.0 – Polycythaemia due to hypoxia, including high altitude
3A81.1 – Polycythaemia due to over-transfusion or blood doping
3A81.2 – Relative polycythaemia
3A81.Y – Other specified acquired polycythaemia
3A81.Z – Acquired polycythaemia, unspecified

Sibling codes

3A80 – Congenital polycythaemia
3A8Z – Polycythaemia, unspecified

Foundation entity

Acquired polycythaemia – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1159594433

Part of: 03: Diseases of the blood or blood-forming organs