Relative polycythaemia

Description

A disease caused by loss of body fluids leading to apparent increased levels of red blood cells in the blood. This disease may present with headache, vertigo, abnormally enlarged spleen or liver, high blood pressure, or formation of blood clots. Confirmation is by identification of relative blood cell counts in a blood sample.

Index terms

Relative polycythaemia
Relative (pseudo)polycythaemia
Relative polycythaemia due to acute loss of plasma volume

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Relative polycythaemia due to chronic loss of plasma volume
Polycythaemia due to inappropriate erythropoietin production
Polycythaemia due to erythropoietin
Polycythaemia due to fall in plasma volume
Secondary polycythaemia with excess erythropoietin

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

Sibling codes

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

Foundation entity

Relative polycythaemia – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1829691373

Part of: 3A81: Acquired polycythaemia › 03: Diseases of the blood or blood-forming organs