B08.3 Erythema infectiosum [fifth disease]
Instructional Notes:
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B08.3
Description: Erythema infectiosum [fifth disease]
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B08
Description: Other viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions, not elsewhere classified
Exclude1:
- vesicular stomatitis virus disease (A93.8)
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B00-B09
Description: Viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions (B00-B09)
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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