Treponema pallidum (Syphilis): Difference between revisions
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Revision as of 14:07, 20 November 2017
| ICD10 Diagnosis | |
| Dx: | Treponema pallidum (Syphilis) |
| ICD10 code: | A53 |
| Pre-ICD10 counterpart: | Meningoencephalitis, Syphilis-Treponema Pallidium |
| Charlson/ALERT Scale: | none |
| APACHE Como Component: | none |
| APACHE Acute Component: | 2019-0: Neuro NOS |
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| External ICD10 Documentation | |
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Additional Info
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. In secondary syphilis a diffuse rash occurs, which frequently involves the palms of the hands and soles of the feet. There may also be sores in the mouth or vagina. In latent syphilis, which can last for years, there are few or no 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.
incl acute, chronic or congenital; any organ(s)
Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition
- Sexually transmitted (venereal) infections, NOS
- Encephalitis, meningoencephalitis, myelitis, encephalomyelitis, infectious NOS
- Encephalitis, meningoencephalitis, myelitis, encephalomyelitis, bacterial
- Skin, rash NOS
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