Nonspecific lymphadenitis (I88)
Clinical Information
Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis - Development of lesions in the lymph node characterized by infiltration of the cortex or paracortex by large collections of proliferating histiocytes and complete or, more often, incomplete necrosis of lymphoid tissue.
Lymphadenitis - Inflammation of the lymph nodes.
Mesenteric Lymphadenitis - INFLAMMATION of LYMPH NODES in the MESENTERY.
Tuberculosis, Lymph Node - Infection of the lymph nodes by tuberculosis. Tuberculous infection of the cervical lymph nodes is scrofula.
Instructional Notations
Type 1 Excludes
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.