Pulmonary actinomycosis

Description

This is a pulmonary infectious bacterial disease caused by Actinomyces species such as Actinomyces israelii or A. gerencseriae. It can also be caused by Propionibacterium propionicus, and the condition is likely to be polymicrobial aerobic-anaerobic infection.

Index terms

Pulmonary actinomycosis
actinomycotic pneumonia
pneumonia due to actinomycosis

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pulmonary actinomycotic infection
thoracic actinomycosis

Exclusions from above levels

1C43 – Actinomycetoma
NE83.1 – Infection arising from device, implant or graft, not elsewhere classified

Sibling codes

1C10.1 – Abdominal actinomycosis
1C10.2 – Cervicofacial actinomycosis
1C10.3 – Primary cutaneous actinomycosis
1C10.Y – Other specified forms of actinomycosis
1C10.Z – Actinomycosis, unspecified

Foundation entity

Pulmonary actinomycosis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/452367246

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: 1C10: Actinomycosis › 01: Certain infectious or parasitic diseases