Epididymis, infection (epididymitis): Difference between revisions
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== Additional Info == | == Additional Info == | ||
Causes of epididymitis vary depending on age and behavior: | |||
*In children it is most commonly associated with urinary tract infections | |||
*In young, sexually active men, it is often linked to sexually transmitted infection | |||
*In older men it is often caused by enlargement of the prostate gland. | |||
== Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition == | |||
*[[Sexually transmitted (venereal) infections, NOS]] | |||
*[[Epididymitis or orchitis, NOS (unclear which)]] | |||
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{{ICD10 Guideline Infection}} | |||
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