ICD-10 Specific code A42: Actinomycosis
Specific codes in ICD-10 are unique alphanumeric designations used to identify and categorize diseases, disorders, and conditions. They consist of 3-5 characters, including both letters and numbers, that provide a high level of detail and specificity.
Translations
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English
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Actinomycosis |
French
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Actinomycose |
Hierarchical position
| Level | Code | Title | |
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| 1 | I | Certain infectious and parasitic diseases | |
| 2 | A30-A49 | Other bacterial diseases | |
| 3 | A42 | Actinomycosis |
Contents
| Code | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| A42.0 | Pulmonary actinomycosis | |
| A42.1 | Abdominal actinomycosis | |
| A42.2 | Cervicofacial actinomycosis | |
| A42.7 | Actinomycotic septicaemia | |
| A42.8 | Other forms of actinomycosis | |
| A42.9 | Actinomycosis, unspecified |
Indicated medicines
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Benzylpenicillin is a beta-lactam antibiotic. It is bacteriocidal by inhibiting bacterial cell wall biosynthesis. Penicillin resistance can be mediated by alteration of penicillin binding proteins or development of beta-lactamases. |
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Tetracyclines have a broad spectrum of anti-microbial activity and act by interfering with bacterial protein synthesis. They are active against a large number of gram positive and gram negative pathogenic bacteria, including some which are resistant to penicillin. |
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Flucloxacillin is an isoxazolyl penicillin of the β-lactam group of antibiotics which exerts a bactericidal effect upon many Gram-positive organisms including β-lactamase-producing staphylococci and streptococci. |
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Minocycline is a semi-synthetic derivative of tetracycline. Minocycline inhibits protein synthesis in susceptible bacteria. In common with other tetracyclines it is primarily bacteriostatic and has a similar spectrum of activity to other tetracyclines. |