2008 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Infectious And Parasitic Diseases 001-139 > Arthropod-Borne Viral Diseases 060-066 > Mosquito-Borne Viral Encephalitis 062.* >  2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 062.5
California virus encephalitis- A viral infection of the brain caused by serotypes of California encephalitis virus (ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS, CALIFORNIA) transmitted to humans by the mosquito AEDES triseriatus. The majority of cases are caused by the LA CROSSE VIRUS. This condition is endemic to the midwestern United States and primarily affects children between 5-10 years of age. Clinical manifestations include FEVER, VOMITING, HEADACHE, and abdominal pain followed by SEIZURES, altered mentation, and focal neurologic deficits. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1996, Ch26, p13)
- 062.5 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis
- 062.5 contains 6 index entries
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062.5 also known as:- Encephalitis:
- California
- La Crosse
- Tahyna fever
Index entries containing 062.5:- California
- encephalitis
 062.5
Encephalitis (bacterial) (chronic) (hemorrhagic) (idiopathic) (nonepidemic) (spurious) (subacute) 323.9- California (virus) 062.5
- La Crosse 062.5
- viral, virus 049.9
- arthropod-borne NEC 064
- mosquito-borne 062.9
- California virus 062.5
Fever 780.6- Tahyna 062.5
Tahyna fever 062.5
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