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2025 ICD-10-CM code A54.3

Gonococcal infection of eye.

Use additional code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-).

Treatment is medically necessary to prevent serious complications such as corneal ulceration, scarring, and blindness. In newborns, prompt treatment is crucial to prevent systemic infection.

Providers diagnose the condition based on the patient’s physical examination, blood tests, and culture of fluids or discharge from the areas affected. Other laboratory tests such as deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) probe, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and ligase chain reaction (LCR) may be helpful for diagnosis. Treatment includes antibiotic therapy with an intramuscular injection of ceftriaxone in combination with oral azithromycin or doxycycline.

In simple words: Gonococcal infection of the eye is a sexually transmitted disease that affects different parts of the eye. It's caused by bacteria and can be passed on during sex or childbirth.

Gonococcal infection of an eye is a venereal disease which affects the conjunctiva, iris, cornea, and other parts of the eye. It is caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae, which is transmitted sexually or during childbirth.

Example 1: A newborn presents with eye redness, swelling, and discharge 2 days after birth. The mother has a history of untreated gonorrhea. The diagnosis is gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum., An adult presents with unilateral eye pain, redness, and purulent discharge. They report recent unprotected sexual contact. Gram stain of the eye discharge reveals gram-negative diplococci, consistent with gonococcal infection., A patient presents with eye irritation and discharge after accidentally touching their eye with semen from a partner later diagnosed with gonorrhea. The patient is diagnosed with gonococcal conjunctivitis.

Documentation should include physical exam findings (eye redness, swelling, discharge), patient history (sexual history, maternal history for newborns), laboratory results (Gram stain, culture, PCR), and treatment provided (antibiotics).

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