A75.0: Epidemic louse-borne typhus fever due to Rickettsia prowazekii
You have spotted fever.
Spotted fever is caused by bacteria. The bacteria are spread by body lice.
With spotted fever, you may have a high fever and be severely ill. You may then also be confused. You can also have headaches and muscle pain. Pink spots can occur on the skin. Later the spots can darken and turn into tangible pustules.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Further information
Source
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