This 35 year old HIV-positive make with progressive lymphadenopathy and unexplained fevers, night sweats, and chills, low osmolar CT scan of the chest, abdomen, pelvis and neck showed extensive lymphadenopathy involving mediastinum and left hilum, paratracheal nodal chains, The patient was diagnosis with tuberculosis of intrathoracic, retroperitoneum and inguinal lymph nodes, tuberculous bacilli found by microscopy, the patient will be referred to the clinic for management of his HIV disease and associated tuberculosis. What diagnosis codes are assigned?

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This 35 year old HIV-positive make with progressive lymphadenopathy and unexplained fevers, night sweats, and chills, low osmolar CT scan of the chest, abdomen, pelvis and neck showed extensive lymphadenopathy involving mediastinum and left hilum, paratracheal nodal chains, The patient was diagnosis with tuberculosis of intrathoracic, retroperitoneum and inguinal lymph nodes, tuberculous bacilli found by microscopy, the patient will be referred to the clinic for management of his HIV disease and associated tuberculosis.  What diagnosis codes are assigned?

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This 51 year old make is a tye 1 insulin dependent diabetic admitted for treatment of a grade 111 foot ulcer which involved necrosis of the muscle on the left foot with gangrenous changes resulting from diabetic neuropathy, patheroseclerosis and chronic peripheral vascular insufficiency, Excision debridement of the ulcer to the muscle is accomplished what codes are assigned to this?