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Acute lymphadenitis
Abscess (acute) lymph gland or node, except mesenteric
Adenitis, acute lymph gland or node, except mesenteric
Lymphadenitis, acute lymph gland or node, except mesenteric
Excludes: enlarged glands NOS (785.6), lymphadenitis: chronic or subacute, except mesenteric (289.1), mesenteric (acute) (chronic) (subacute) (289.2), unspecified (289.3)
Use additional code to identify organism such as Staphylococcus (041.1)
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