Cellulocutaneous plague

Description

Cellulocutaneous plague is a zoonotic disease caused by Yersinia pestis (formerly known as Pasteurella pestis) involving the skin around the flea bite which transmitted the pathogen.

Index terms

Cellulocutaneous plague

Exclusions from above levels

NE83.1 – Infection arising from device, implant or graft, not elsewhere classified

Sibling codes

1B93.0 – Bubonic plague
1B93.2 – Pneumonic plague
1B93.3 – Plague meningitis
1B93.Y – Other specified plague
1B93.Z – Plague, unspecified

Foundation entity

Cellulocutaneous plague – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/43973633

Allowed postcoordination axes

associatedWith
hasManifestation

Part of: 1B93: Plague › 01: Certain infectious or parasitic diseases