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                                               K75.0                                         Abscess of Liver Liver abscesses are collections of thick fluid or pus containing blood, dead cells and germs and develop after infections affecting the liver, bile ducts or other sites in the body. Most are caused by bacteria, although other sorts of germs can be responsible. Though rare, they are much more likely to develop in people with diabetes. A liver abscess is defined as a  pus-filled mass in the liver  that can develop from injury to the liver or from an intra-abdominal infection disseminated from the portal vein. The majority of these abscesses are categorized as pyogenic or amoebic, although a minority are caused by parasites and fungi. A localized infect...
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No:1 Medical Coding in Trivandrum

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                                              N70.01                                   Acute salpingitis  Pelvic pain is the main symptom of acute salpingitis. An infection in the vagina or cervix often causes salpingitis. If this infection travels up into your uterus (womb), it can reach your fallopian tubes. You may get the infection, such as chlamydia or gonorrhea, by having sex with someone who is infected. A surgery or a procedure, such as childbirth or insertion of an IUD, can also cause acute salpingitis. But this is rare. Salpingitis most commonly happens to women who are young and sexually active. But, it can happen in women of any age.  Salpingitis is also called pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). PID means that there is an infect...
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