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.
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
English
|
Hyperuricaemia without signs of inflammatory arthritis and tophaceous disease |
French
|
Hyperuricémie sans signes d'arthrite inflammatoire et de maladie tophacée |
| Level | Code | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IV | Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases | |
| 2 | E70-E90 | Metabolic disorders | |
| 3 | E79 | Disorders of purine and pyrimidine metabolism | |
| 4 | E79.0 | Hyperuricaemia without signs of inflammatory arthritis and tophaceous disease |
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Allopurinol |
Allopurinol is a xanthine-oxidase inhibitor. Allopurinol and its main metabolite oxipurinol lower the level of uric acid in plasma and urine by inhibition of xanthine oxidase, the enzyme catalyzing the oxidation of hypoxanthine to xanthine and xanthine to uric acid. |
