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 2007 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 078.3
Cat-scratch disease On October 1, 2008 the 2009 ICD-9-CM codes came into effect. Therefore, this code may be out of date.
The 2009 version of ICD-9-CM 078.3 can be accessed here. - A self-limiting bacterial infection of the regional lymph nodes caused by AFIPIA felis, a gram-negative bacterium recently identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and by BARTONELLA HENSELAE. It usually arises one or more weeks following a feline scratch, with raised inflammatory nodules at the site of the scratch being the primary symptom.
- 078.3 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis
- 078.3 contains 5 index entries
- View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 078.* hierarchy
078.3 also known as:- Benign lymphoreticulosis (of inoculation)
- Cat-scratch fever
Index entries containing 078.3:- Cat-scratch - see also Injury, superficial
- disease or fever
 078.3
Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome- cat-scratch 078.3
Fever 780.6- cat-scratch 078.3
Lymphadenitis 289.3- regional 078.3
Lymphoreticulosis, benign (of inoculation) 078.3
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