Arthritis, infectious (septic arthritis)
ICD10 Diagnosis | |
Dx: | Arthritis, infectious (septic arthritis) |
ICD10 code: | M00 |
Pre-ICD10 counterpart: | Septic Arthritis |
Charlson/ALERT Scale: | none |
APACHE Como Component: | none |
APACHE Acute Component: | none |
Start Date: | |
Stop Date: | |
Data Dependencies(Reports/Indicators/Data Elements): | No results |
External ICD10 Documentation |
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{{ICD10 category|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
- TB arthritis primarily involves the large weight-bearing joints, in particular the hips, knees, and ankles, and occasionally involves smaller nonweight-bearing joints.
- 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.
Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition
(turn these into links to the actual diagnosis articles if possible. For some that might make no sense.) {sc:Lyme, tuberculous}
Candidate Combined ICD10 codes
- Lyme disease OR for buglist Borrelia burgdorferi or B. mayonii
(put links to likely candidates coded with this one, eg. a cause for a trauma.)
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