From parent levels

ChapterICertain infectious and parasitic diseasesOpen

Coding note

Use additional code (U82, U83, U84), if desired, to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs

Inclusions

  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible

Exclusions

  • carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
  • infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium [except obstetrical tetanus] (O98.-)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period [except tetanus neonatorum, whooping cough, congenital syphilis, perinatal gonococcal infection and perinatal human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease] (P35-P39)
  • influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)
BlockA50-A64Infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmissionOpen

Exclusions

  • human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B20-B24)
  • nonspecific and nongonococcal urethritis (N34.1)
  • Reiter disease (M02.3)
CategoryA52Late syphilisOpen

Other symptomatic late syphilis

Inclusions

  • Glomerular disease in syphilis† (N08.0*)
  • Gumma (syphilitic) any sites, except those classified to A52.0, A52.1, A52.2, A52.3
  • Late or tertiary syphilis any sites, except those classified to A52.0, A52.1, A52.2, A52.3
  • Late syphilitic: bursitis† (M73.1*)
  • Late syphilitic: chorioretinitis† (H32.0*)
  • Late syphilitic: episcleritis† (H19.0*)
  • Late syphilitic: female pelvic inflammatory disease† (N74.2*)
  • Late syphilitic: leukoderma† (L99.8*)
  • Late syphilitic: oculopathy NEC† (H58.8*)
  • Late syphilitic: peritonitis† (K67.2*)
  • Syphilis [stage unspecified] of: bone† (M90.2*)
  • Syphilis [stage unspecified] of: liver† (K77.0*)
  • Syphilis [stage unspecified] of: lung† (J99.8*)
  • Syphilis [stage unspecified] of: muscle† (M63.0*)
  • Syphilis [stage unspecified] of: synovium† (M68.0*)
Parent: A52 Late syphilis