ICD-11 classes
01 Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
Certain staphylococcal or streptococcal diseases
1B50 — Scarlet fever
ICD-11 1B50 — Scarlet fever
A disease caused by an infection with the gram-positive bacteria Streptococcus pyogenes. This disease is characterised by a sore throat, fever, and a red rash. Transmission is commonly by inhalation of infected respiratory secretions, direct skin contact, or indirect contact.
It includes 1 item.
- Scarlatina NOS
It excludes 2 items.
- streptococcal sore throat (1B51)
- Staphylococcal scarlatina (EA50.3)
It has no clarifying diagnoses.
The diagnosis is coded elsewhere: