Infection


Related Terms

  • Bacteremia
  • Bacterial Infection
  • Cellulitis Wound Infection
  • Fungal Infection
  • Septicemia
  • Uremia
  • Viral Infection
  • Wound Infection

Differential Diagnoses

Comorbid Conditions

  • Cancer
  • Diabetes
  • Hematologic disorder
  • Immune system disorders, immunosuppression
  • Systemic conditions of lung, heart, genitourinary tract, liver, kidney, or gastrointestinal tracts

Factors Influencing Duration

Length of disability is dependent on the type and severity of the infection, any underlying disease or complications, the type of treatment, and the individual's response to treatment.

Medical Codes

ICD-9-CM:
136 - Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Other and Unspecified
136.2 - Specific Infections by Free-living Amebae; Meningoencephalitis Due to Naegleria
136.4 - Psorospermiasis
136.5 - Sarcosporidiosis; Infection by Sarcocystis lindemanni
136.8 - Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Other Specified; Candiru Infestation
136.9 - Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Unspecified; Infectious Disease NOS; Parasitic Disease NOS
487 - Influenza

Specialists

  • Infectious Disease Internist
  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Pathologist

Source: Medical Disability Advisor


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