Glanders and melioidosis (A24)

• ICD-10 Index

  • Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00–B99)

    • Certain zoonotic bacterial diseases (A20-A28)

      • Glanders and melioidosis (A24)

        • A24 - Glanders and melioidosis NON-BILLABLE CODE
        • A24.0 - Glanders BILLABLE CODE
        • A24.1 - Acute and fulminating melioidosis BILLABLE CODE
        • A24.2 - Subacute and chronic melioidosis BILLABLE CODE
        • A24.3 - Other melioidosis BILLABLE CODE
        • A24.9 - Melioidosis, unspecified BILLABLE CODE

Clinical Information for Glanders and melioidosis (A24)

Melioidosis - A disease of humans and animals that resembles GLANDERS. It is caused by BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI and may range from a dormant infection to a condition that causes multiple abscesses, pneumonia, and bacteremia.

Melioidosis - A disease of humans and animals that resembles GLANDERS. It is caused by BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI and may range from a dormant infection to a condition that causes multiple abscesses, pneumonia, and bacteremia.

Glanders - A contagious disease of horses that can be transmitted to humans. It is caused by BURKHOLDERIA MALLEI and characterized by ulceration of the respiratory mucosa and an eruption of nodules on the skin.

Melioidosis - A disease of humans and animals that resembles GLANDERS. It is caused by BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI and may range from a dormant infection to a condition that causes multiple abscesses, pneumonia, and bacteremia.

Melioidosis - A disease of humans and animals that resembles GLANDERS. It is caused by BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI and may range from a dormant infection to a condition that causes multiple abscesses, pneumonia, and bacteremia.

Burkholderia mallei - A species of gram-negative bacteria parasitic on HORSES and DONKEYS causing GLANDERS, which can be transmitted to humans.