A57 Chancroid

• A57
  Description: Chancroid
  Inclusion Term:
  • Ulcus molle
  ↓
• A50-A64
  Description: Infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission (A50-A64)
  Exclude1:
  • nonspecific and nongonococcal urethritis (N34.1)
  • Reiter's disease (M02.3-)
  Exclude2:
  • human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B20)
  ↓
• A00-B99
  Description: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
  Exclude1:
  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
  Exclude2:
  • carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)
  • influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)
  Use Additional Code:
  • code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)
  Include:
  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible