Leprosy in ICD 10

Leprosy Mailing List,
May 18th, 2009 Ref.:

Leprosy in ICD 10

From: Al Aboud K., Mecca, Saudi Arabia

Dear Salvatore, Greetings, As you know many hospital in the world including mine are adapting a computer net work for patients' files. They are using mostly, ICD 10. Please visit this link:-

http://www.who.int/classifications/apps/icd/icd10online/

However, you and other LML members may agree that there might be a need for some changes in ICD 10 regarding leprosy. Namely, there is no subheading under the sequelae of leprosy in B92. There is no clear subheadings for leprosy reactions. However A.30.8 is given for other forms of leprosy, and A.30.9 is given for leprosy unspecified. Most importantly, the resistance to antibiotics are not given in Chapter 1 together with leprosy but kept in Chapter 22 together with U00-U99 Codes for special purposes. Bacterial agent resistant to antibioticsU80-U89. U88 is given for agent resistant to multiple antibiotics. I look forward to the comments of LML members. With my best wishes and regards.

Sincerely, Dr Khalid Al Aboud

Medical Director and Consultant Dermatologist

King Faisal Hospital ,

P.O Box 5592 Makkah

Saudi Arabia

Tel.: 0096625566411 ext 6666 Fax: 0096625563523

E-mail: alaboudkhalid(at)yahoo.ca