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Both Adolf Jarisch, [9] an Austrian dermatologist, and Karl Herxheimer, [10] a German dermatologist, are credited with the discovery of the Jarisch–Herxheimer reaction. Both Jarisch and Herxheimer observed reactions in patients with syphilis treated with mercury. The reaction was first seen following treatment in early and later stages of ...
ICD-10 is the 10th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), a medical classification list by the World Health Organization (WHO). It contains codes for diseases, signs and symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances, and external causes of injury or diseases. [1]
The risk of first-degree relatives developing the same hypersensitivity reaction is higher than in the general population. [ 1 ] As this syndrome can present secondary to multiple anticonvulsants, the general term "anticonvulsant hypersensitivity syndrome" (AHS) is favored over the original descriptive term "dilantin hypersensitivity syndrome."
E905 Venomous animals and plants as the cause of poisoning and toxic reactions; E905.0 Venomous snakes and lizards causing poisoning and toxic reactions; E905.1 Venomous spiders causing poisoning and toxic reactions; E905.2 Scorpion sting causing poisoning and toxic reactions; E905.3 Sting of hornets wasps and bees causing poisoning and toxic ...
The ICD-10 Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) is a set of diagnosis codes used in the United States of America. [1] It was developed by a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human services, [ 2 ] as an adaption of the ICD-10 with authorization from the World Health Organization .
The International Classification of Diseases for Oncology (ICD-O) is a domain-specific extension of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems for tumor diseases. This classification is widely used by cancer registries. It is currently in its third revision (ICD-O-3). ICD-10 includes a list of ...
Rates of Mycoplasma pneumonia in all global community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) cases range from 10-15%. [13] [14] The rate of Mycoplasma pneumonia in adults with CAP is estimated to be 15%, and the rate of in children with CAP has been reported at 27.4%. [3] The rates of M. pneumoniae among hospitalized CAP cases are 35% in adults [14] and 24% ...
It is typically associated with infection by either herpes simplex virus or Mycoplasma pneumoniae. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is a type IV hypersensitivity reaction in which T-lymphocytes target skin keratinocytes due to the presence of specific proteins that resemble antigens of HSV, Mycoplasma , or other pathogens and foreign substances. [ 3 ]