A48.4 is the ICD-10 code for Brazilian purpuric fever. It is a four-character subcategory of A48 (Other bacterial diseases, not elsewhere classified), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block A30–A49 (Other bacterial diseases) in Chapter I, Certain infectious and parasitic diseases.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- I · A00–B99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What A48.4 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Systemic Haemophilus aegyptius infection
A48.4 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
A48.4Brasiliansk purpura fulminans
DA484Brasiliansk purpurafeber
- DA484ASystemisk Haemophilus aegypticus-infektion
A48.4Brasilian purppurakuume
A48.4Brazilian purpuric fever
A48.4Fièvre purpurique du Brésil
A48.4Brazilian purpuric fever
A48.4Brazilian purpuric fever
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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