Late syphilis

Description

A disease caused by an infection with the gram-negative bacteria Treponema pallidum pallidum. This disease is characterised by gummas, neurological abnormalities, or cardiac abnormalities. Clinical signs normally manifest approximately 3-15 years after initial infection. Transmission is commonly by sexual contact.

Excludes

1A60.Z – Late congenital syphilis

Exclusions from above levels

FA11.2 – Arthropathy following genitourinary infection
GC02.1 – Nonspecific and nongonococcal urethritis
NE83.1 – Infection arising from device, implant or graft, not elsewhere classified

Child codes

1A62.0 – Neurosyphilis
1A62.1 – Cardiovascular late syphilis
1A62.2 – Symptomatic late syphilis of other sites
1A62.Y – Other specified late syphilis
1A62.Z – Late syphilis, unspecified

Sibling codes

1A60 – Congenital syphilis
1A61 – Early syphilis
1A63 – Latent syphilis, unspecified as early or late
1A6Z – Syphilis, unspecified

Foundation entity

Late syphilis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/854229089

Allowed postcoordination axes

hasManifestation

Part of: 01: Certain infectious or parasitic diseases