2008 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Infectious And Parasitic Diseases 001-139 > Viral Diseases Accompanied By Exanthem 050-057 > Herpes Simplex 054.* >  2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 054.42
Dendritic keratitis 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 Therefore, this code may be out of date.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 054.42 can be accessed here. - A form of herpetic keratitis characterized by the formation of small vesicles which break down and coalesce to form recurring dendritic ulcers, characteristically irregular, linear, branching, and ending in knoblike extremities. (Dictionary of Visual Science, 3d ed)
- 054.42 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis
- 054.42 contains 7 index entries
- View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 054.* hierarchy
Index entries containing 054.42:- Herpes, herpetic 054.9
- keratitis (simplex) 054.43
- dendritic
 054.42
- simplex 054.9
- keratitis 054.43
- dendritic 054.42
Keratitis (nodular) (nonulcerative) (simple) (zonular) NEC 370.9- arborescens 054.42
- dendritic(a) 054.42
Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative 707.9- cornea (infectional) 370.00
- dendritic 054.42
- dendritic 054.42
- eye NEC 360.00
- dendritic 054.42
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