Treponema pallidum (Syphilis): Difference between revisions
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== Additional Info == | == Additional Info == | ||
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Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum. The signs and symptoms of syphilis vary depending in which of the four stages it presents (primary, secondary, latent, and tertiary). | Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum. The signs and symptoms of syphilis vary depending in which of the four stages it presents (primary, secondary, latent, and tertiary). | ||
The primary stage classically presents with a single chancre (a firm, painless, non-itchy skin ulceration) but there may be multiple sores. | The primary stage classically presents with a single chancre (a firm, painless, non-itchy skin ulceration) but there may be multiple sores. | ||
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In tertiary syphilis there are gummas (soft non-cancerous growths), neurological, or heart symptoms. | In tertiary syphilis there are gummas (soft non-cancerous growths), neurological, or heart symptoms. | ||
Syphilis has been known as "the great imitator" as it may cause symptoms similar to many other diseases. | Syphilis has been known as "the great imitator" as it may cause symptoms similar to many other diseases. | ||
== Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition == | == Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition == | ||
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*[[Encephalitis, meningoencephalitis, myelitis, encephalomyelitis, bacterial]] | *[[Encephalitis, meningoencephalitis, myelitis, encephalomyelitis, bacterial]] | ||
*[[Skin, rash NOS]] | *[[Skin, rash NOS]] | ||
== Candidate [[Combined ICD10 codes]] == | == Candidate [[Combined ICD10 codes]] == | ||
{{ICD10 infection}} | {{ICD10 infection}} | ||
== Related CCI Codes == | == Related CCI Codes == | ||