Induced malaria

This code represents malaria that has been intentionally transmitted to a patient, typically for therapeutic purposes. This is a rare and historically significant practice, primarily associated with malariotherapy for neurosyphilis before the advent of antibiotics. The patient develops a clinical malaria infection as a direct result of this induced exposure.

This code would be used in historical medical records documenting cases where malaria was deliberately induced in a patient. Documentation should clearly state the intentional inoculation of malarial parasites for therapeutic reasons. Modern clinical practice rarely, if ever, involves induced malaria.

• Differentiate from naturally acquired or accidental malaria; the key is the induced nature.
• This code is highly specific to the intentional therapeutic induction of malaria.
• Consider any associated conditions or complications that arose from the induced malaria, coding them additionally.