ICD9Data.com   Free 2008 ICD-9-CM Database

2008 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Infectious And Parasitic Diseases 001-139 > Viral Diseases Accompanied By Exanthem 050-057 > Smallpox 050.* > 2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 050.0 Variola major An acute, highly contagious, often fatal infectious disease caused by an orthopoxvirus characterized by a biphasic febrile course and distinctive progressive skin eruptions. Vaccination has succeeded in eradicating smallpox worldwide. (Dorland, 28th ed) 050.0 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 050.0 contains 7 index entries View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 050.* hierarchy 050.0 also known as: Hemorrhagic (pustular) smallpox Malignant smallpox Purpura variolosa Index entries containing 050.0: Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9 variola 050.9 major 050.0 Purpura 287.2 variolosa 050.0 Smallpox 050.9 hemorrhagic (pustular) 050.0 malignant 050.0 Variola 050.9 hemorrhagic (pustular) 050.0 major 050.0 Variolosa, purpura 050.0