S05.9Dagger codeAsterisk code
Injury of eye and orbit, unspecified
Injury of eye and orbit
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- GuidelinesEye Injury, Blunt or PenetratingEye Injuries
- GuidelinesEye Injury/ Foreign BodiesEye Injuries
- GuidelinesSnake BitesDescription General measures Medicine treatment Cytotoxic and neurotoxic snakebite Boomslang snake bite Snake venom in the eye T63.0 + (X20.99/W59.99) DESCRIPTION In the majority of snakebite incidents, the offending snake is not identified. The table below illustrates the three main envenomation syndromes seen in South Africa: cytotoxic, neurotoxic and haemotoxic. Snake species Envenomation synd
- GuidelinesSnake Venom in the EyeDescription General measures Referral ICD-10 code: S05.9 + (X20.99) DESCRIPTION Direct or indirect snake venom exposure to the eye, particularly from various species of spitting cobras and rinkhals, can cause chemical injury with varying clinical presentations ranging from periocular swelling and mild conjunctival and corneal inflammation to frank corneal ulceration and perforation with eve
- GuidelinesSnakebitesDescription General Measures Medical Treatment Referral ICD-10 code: T63.0 + (X20.99/W59.99) DESCRIPTION Of all the snake species found in South Africa less than 10% are potentially harmful to humans. However, all snakebites should be considered dangerous until proven otherwise. In the majority of snakebite incidents, the offending snake is not identified. South African poisonous sn