Specific codes in ICD-10 are unique alphanumeric designations used to identify and categorize diseases, disorders, and conditions. They consist of 3-5 characters, including both letters and numbers, that provide a high level of detail and specificity.
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Immunodeficiency with increased immunoglobulin M [IgM] |
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Déficit immunitaire avec augmentation de l'immunoglobuline M [IgM] |
| Level | Code | Title | |
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| 1 | III | Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism | |
| 2 | D80-D89 | Certain disorders involving the immune mechanism | |
| 3 | D80 | Immunodeficiency with predominantly antibody defects | |
| 4 | D80.5 | Immunodeficiency with increased immunoglobulin M [IgM] |
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Melphalan is a bifunctional alkylating agent. Formation of carbonium intermediates from each of the two bis-2-chloroethyl groups enables alkylation through covalent binding with the 7-nitrogen of guanine on DNA, cross-linking the two DNA strands and thereby preventing cell replication. |