2025 ICD-10-CM code A32.0
Cutaneous listeriosis.
Medically necessary for diagnosis and treatment of the infection to prevent complications and further spread.
Diagnosis is based on symptoms, exposure history, and physical examination, along with skin sample testing to detect the bacteria. Treatment involves antibiotics.
In simple words: Cutaneous listeriosis is a rare skin infection that usually affects vets and farmers. It's caused by bacteria called Listeria monocytogenes, which you can get from animals, soil, or plants.It causes bumps and sores on your skin that don't hurt.
Cutaneous listeriosis is a rare skin infection caused by the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes. It commonly affects veterinarians or farmers through contact with animal products, contaminated soil, and vegetation. Symptoms include nonpainful, localized skin eruptions and lesions.
Example 1: A veterinarian develops raised, non-painful lesions on their hand after handling a stillborn calf., A farmer presents with small pustules on their arm after working in a field with contaminated soil., An abattoir worker notices a rash on their forearm after processing contaminated meat.
Symptoms, exposure history, physical examination findings, and laboratory results of skin sample testing.
- Specialties:Infectious Disease, Dermatology, Veterinary Medicine, Occupational Medicine
- Place of Service:Office, Outpatient Hospital, Inpatient Hospital, Rural Health Clinic