2008 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Infectious And Parasitic Diseases 001-139 > Other Spirochetal Diseases 100-104 >  2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 102
Yaws 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 Therefore, this code may be out of date.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 102 can be accessed here. - A systemic non-venereal infection of the tropics caused by Treponema pallidum subspecies pertenue.
- An endemic, infectious, nonvenereal disease in humans that presents mainly in children younger than 15 years. The disease occurs primarily in warm, humid, tropical areas of Africa, Asia, South America, and Oceania, among poor rural populations where conditions of overcrowding and poor sanitation prevail. Infection with Treponema pertenue, a subspecies of Treponema pallidum, causes the disease.
- 102 is a non-specific code that cannot be used to specify a diagnosis
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