P39.0: Neonatal infective mastitis
The child’s mammary gland has become inflamed.
The breast is made up of fatty tissue, connective tissue and the mammary gland. Milk is produced in the mammary gland during and after pregnancy so that the child can be fed. Newborn babies usually have very small mammary glands. Male babies also have mammary glands. In girls, the mammary glands then grow during puberty.
The child’s mammary gland can become inflamed if bacteria penetrate. An inflamed mammary gland can be painful. The mammary gland may also turn red, swell up or be hotter than usual. There may also be fever.
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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