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Buruli ulcer lesions. Top-left, an early ulcer. Top-right, a larger ulcer across the lower arm and wrist. Bottom, a large ulcer on the thigh. Specialty: Infectious disease: Symptoms: Area of swelling that becomes an ulcer: Causes: Mycobacterium ulcerans: Treatment: Rifampicin and clarithromycin: Frequency: 2,713 cases reported to WHO in 2018 [1]
The equivalent injury to a ligament is a sprain. [1] Generally, the muscle or tendon overstretches and partially tears, under more physical stress than it can withstand, often from a sudden increase in duration, intensity, or frequency of an activity. Strains most commonly occur in the foot, leg, or back.
861.2 Lung injury without mention of open wound into thorax. 862.21 Injury to bronchus without open wound into cavity; 862.22 Injury to esophagus without open wound into cavity; 861.3 Lung injury with open wound into thorax; 862 Injury to other and unspecified intrathoracic organs. 862.0 Injury to diaphragm without open wound into cavity
A sprain is a soft tissue injury of the ligaments within a joint, often caused by a sudden movement abruptly forcing the joint to exceed its functional range of motion.. Ligaments are tough, inelastic fibers made of collagen that connect two or more bones to form a joint and are important for joint stability and proprioception, which is the body's sense of limb position and movem
A wound is any disruption of or damage to living tissue, such as skin, mucous membranes, or organs. [1] [2] Wounds can either be the sudden result of direct trauma (mechanical, thermal, chemical), or can develop slowly over time due to underlying disease processes such as diabetes mellitus, venous/arterial insufficiency, or immunologic disease. [3]
The most commonly affected bone is the femur (thigh bone). [1] Other relatively common sites include the upper arm bone, knee, shoulder, and ankle. [1] Diagnosis is typically by medical imaging such as X-ray, CT scan, or MRI. [1] Rarely biopsy may be used. [1] Treatments may include medication, not walking on the affected leg, stretching, and ...
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The ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) is a US system of medical classification used for procedural coding.The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the agency responsible for maintaining the inpatient procedure code set in the U.S., contracted with 3M Health Information Systems in 1995 to design and then develop a procedure classification system to replace Volume 3 of ICD-9-CM.