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Validation of actinic keratosis diagnosis and treatment codes among veterans living with HIV

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Actinic keratoses (AK) diagnosis, billing, and pharmacy codes have not been validated among people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), preventing use in epidemiologic and clinical research. We aimed to… Click to show full abstract

Actinic keratoses (AK) diagnosis, billing, and pharmacy codes have not been validated among people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), preventing use in epidemiologic and clinical research. We aimed to calculate the positive predictive value (PPV) of AK diagnosis codes, procedural codes for destruction of pre‐malignant lesions, and pharmacy codes for topical 5‐fluorouracil.

Keywords: treatment codes; diagnosis; diagnosis treatment; keratosis diagnosis; actinic keratosis; validation actinic

Journal Title: Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety
Year Published: 2022

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