Scleritis unspecified
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- Refers to any inflammation of the sclera including episcleritis, a benign condition affecting only the episclera, which is generally short-lived and easily treated. Classic scleritis, on the other hand, affects deeper tissue and is characterized by higher rates of visual acuity loss and even mortality, particularly in necrotizing form. Its characteristic symptom is severe and general head pain. Scleritis has also been associated with systemic collagen disease. Etiology is unknown but is thought to involve a local immune response. Treatment is difficult and includes administration of anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive agents such as corticosteroids. Inflammation of the sclera may also be secondary to inflammation of adjacent tissues, such as the conjunctiva.
- 379.00 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis
- 379.00 contains 8 index entries
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Alternate Terminology
- Episcleritis NOS
Index entries containing 379.00:
- Episcleritis
379.00- gouty 274.89 [379.09]
- nodular 379.02
- periodica fugax 379.01
- angioneurotic - see Edema, angioneurotic
- angioneurotic - see Edema, angioneurotic
- specified NEC 379.09
- staphylococcal 379.00
- suppurative 379.00
- syphilitic 095.0
- tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 017.3 [379.09]
379.00- with corneal involvement 379.05
- anterior (annular) (localized) 379.03
- brawny 379.06
- granulomatous 379.09
- posterior 379.07
- specified NEC 379.09
- suppurative 379.09
- syphilitic 095.0
- tuberculous (nodular) (see also Tuberculosis) 017.3 [379.09]
379.00379.00379.00Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous (calcification) (calcified) (caseous) (chromogenic acid-fast bacilli) (congenital) (degeneration) (disease) (fibrocaseous) (fistula) (gangrene) (interstitial) (isolated circumscribed lesions) (necrosis) (parenchymatous) (ulcerative) 011.9- episcleritis 017.3 [379.00]
- gouty 274.89 [379.09]
2006 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 379.00