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2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 086.5

African trypanosomiasis unspecified

 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 Therefore, this code may be out of date.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 086.5 can be accessed here.

  • A disease endemic among people and animals in Central Africa. It is caused by various species of trypanosomes, particularly T. gambiense and T. rhodesiense. Its second host is the tsetse fly. Involvement of the central nervous system produces "African sleeping sickness." Nagana is a rapidly fatal trypanosomiasis of horses and other animals.
  • 086.5 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis
  • 086.5 contains 9 index entries
  • View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 086.* hierarchy

086.5 also known as:

  • Sleeping sickness NOS


Index entries containing 086.5:

African
  • sleeping sickness 086.5
  • trypanosomiasis 086.5
Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
  • sleeping (see also Narcolepsy) 347.00
    • meaning sleeping sickness (see also Trypanosomiasis) 086.5
Schlafkrankheit 086.5
SicknessSleeping sickness 086.5Trypanosomiasis 086.9
  • African 086.5
    • due to Trypanosoma 086.5