1B96

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Erysipeloid

Description

A disease caused by an infection with the gram-positive bacteria Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae. This disease is characterised by localised cellulitis. Transmission is by direct cutaneous contact with Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, often in individuals handling seafood and raw meat.

Index terms

  • Erysipeloid
  • Erysipelothrix infection
  • Cutaneous erysipeloid
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  • Localised cutaneous erysipeloid
  • Disseminated cutaneous erysipeloid
  • Diffuse cutaneous erysipeloid
  • Sepsis due to Erysipelothrix infection without mention of septic shock
  • sepsis due to Erysipelothrix NOS
  • Sepsis due to Erysipelothrix infection with septic shock

Exclusions from above levels

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

Sibling codes

  • 1B90 – Rat-bite fevers
  • 1B91 – Leptospirosis
  • 1B92 – Glanders
  • 1B93 – Plague
  • 1B94 – Tularaemia
  • 1B95 – Brucellosis
  • 1B97 – Anthrax
  • 1B98 – Cat-scratch disease
  • 1B99 – Pasteurellosis
  • 1B9A – Extraintestinal yersiniosis
  • 1B9Z – Unspecified zoonotic bacterial disease

Foundation entity

Erysipeloid – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1233304838

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: 01: Certain infectious or parasitic diseases