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== Additional Info ==

*Septic arthritis is also known as infectious arthritis, and is usually caused by bacteria, or fungus. The condition is an inflammation of a joint that's caused by infection. Typically, septic arthritis affects one large joint in the body, such as the knee or hip

'''Excludes: '''

*TB arthritis primarily involves the large weight-bearing joints, in particular the hips, knees, and ankles, and occasionally involves smaller nonweight-bearing joints.

* [[Arthritis, due to tuberculosis]]

*Lyme arthritis is one of the diseases caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme borreliosis) which is transmitted by the bite of hard ticks, including Ixodes ricinus.

* [[Arthritis, due to Lyme]]

Septic arthritis is also known as infectious arthritis, and is usually caused by bacteria, or fungus. The condition is an inflammation of a joint that's caused by infection. Typically, septic arthritis affects one large joint in the body, such as the knee or hip

== Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition ==

* [[~~Arthritis~~, ~~due to tuberculosis~~]]

* [[Bursitis, infective (any site)]]

* [[~~Arthritis~~, ~~due to Lyme~~]]

* [[Synovitis, tenosynovitis, infective (any site)]]

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 == Additional Info ==
-*Septic arthritis is also known as infectious arthritis, and is usually caused by bacteria, or fungus. The condition is an inflammation of a joint that's caused by infection. Typically, septic arthritis affects one large joint in the body, such as the knee or hip
+'''Excludes: '''
-*TB arthritis primarily involves the large weight-bearing joints, in particular the hips, knees, and ankles, and occasionally involves smaller nonweight-bearing joints.
+* [[Arthritis, due to tuberculosis]]
-*Lyme arthritis is one of the diseases caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme borreliosis) which is transmitted by the bite of hard ticks, including Ixodes ricinus.
+* [[Arthritis, due to Lyme]]
+Septic arthritis is also known as infectious arthritis, and is usually caused by bacteria, or fungus. The condition is an inflammation of a joint that's caused by infection. Typically, septic arthritis affects one large joint in the body, such as the knee or hip
 == Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition ==
-* [[Arthritis, due to tuberculosis]]
+* [[Bursitis, infective (any site)]]
-* [[Arthritis, due to Lyme]]
+* [[Synovitis, tenosynovitis, infective (any site)]]
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