Salpingitis, oophoritis or salpingo-oophoritis
ICD10 Diagnosis | |
Dx: | Salpingitis, oophoritis or salpingo-oophoritis |
ICD10 code: | N70 |
Pre-ICD10 counterpart: | Pelvic Inflammatory Disease |
Charlson/ALERT Scale: | none |
APACHE Como Component: | none |
APACHE Acute Component: | none |
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Additional Info
Includes
- Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
- abscesses of:
- fallopian tube
- ovary
- tubo-ovarian
Common causes of salpingitis include sexually transmitted diseases such as those caused by Neisseria gonorrhea (gonococcus) and Chlamydia trachomatis (bug responsible for regular sexually transmitted chlamydia). Code pathogens as appropriate.
Salpingitis is a common cause of female infertility because it can damage the fallopian tube
Usually oophoritis is associated with salpingitis, the infection affects the fallopian tubes and gradually spreads to the internal pelvic organs including the ovaries.
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