ICD-10: L04

Acute lymphadenitis

Clinical Information

Includes

abscess (acute) of lymph nodes, except mesenteric
acute lymphadenitis, except mesenteric

Coding Guidelines

Excludes 1

chronic or subacute lymphadenitis, except mesenteric (I88.1)
nonspecific mesenteric lymphadenitis (I88.0)
human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease resulting in generalized lymphadenopathy (B20)
enlarged lymph nodes (R59.-)
lymphadenitis NOS (I88.9)

Subcategories

L04.9

Acute lymphadenitis, unspecified

L04.1

Acute lymphadenitis of trunk

L04.8

Acute lymphadenitis of other sites

L04.3

Acute lymphadenitis of lower limb

L04.2

Acute lymphadenitis of upper limb

L04.0

Acute lymphadenitis of face, head and neck

Related Diseases

Epstein-Barr virus hepatitis sennetsu fever Rapp-Hodgkin syndrome lymphadenitis

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