Leprosy
Mailing List, May 18th, 2009
Ref.: Leprosy
in ICD 10
From: Al
Aboud K., Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Dear
Salvatore,
Greetings,
As
you know many hospital in the world including mine are adapting a
computer net work for patients' files.
They are using mostly, ICD 10.
Please visit this link:- http://www.who.int/classifications/apps/icd/icd10online/
However,
you and other LML members may agree that there might be a
need for some changes in ICD 10 regarding leprosy.
Namely, there is no subheading under the sequelae of leprosy in
B92. There is no clear
subheadings for leprosy reactions. However A.30.8 is given for other
forms of leprosy, and
A.30.9 is given for leprosy unspecified.
Most
importantly, the resistance to antibiotics are not given in Chapter 1
together with leprosy but kept in Chapter 22 together with
U00-U99 Codes for special purposes.
Bacterial agent resistant to antibioticsU80-U89.
U88 is given for agent resistant to multiple antibiotics.
I
look forward to the comments of LML members.
With
my best wishes and regards.
Sincerely,
Dr
Khalid Al Aboud
Medical
Director and Consultant Dermatologist
King
Faisal
Hospital
,
P.O
Box
5592
Makkah
Saudi
Arabia
Tel.:
0096625566411 ext 6666
Fax:
0096625563523
E-mail:
alaboudkhalid(at)yahoo.ca
