1C11.1

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Trench fever

Description

A disease caused by an infection with the gram-negative bacteria Bartonella quintana. This disease is characterised by fever, headache, rash, bone pain, or may be asymptomatic. Transmission is through the bite of infected body lice. Confirmation is by identification of Bartonella quintana in a blood sample. Bartonella quintana was formerly known as Rickettsia quintana.

Index terms

  • Trench fever
  • His-Werner disease
  • Meuse fever
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  • Quintan fever
  • Wolhynian fever
  • febris quintana
  • febris quintata
  • fever due to Bartonella quintana
  • fever due to Rickettsia quintana
  • fever due to Rochalimaea quintana
  • five day fever
  • shin bone fever

Inclusions

  • Quintan fever

Exclusions from above levels

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

Sibling codes

  • 1C11.0 – Carrion disease
  • 1C11.Y – Other forms of bartonellosis
  • 1C11.Z – Bartonellosis, unspecified

Foundation entity

Trench fever – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1587737629

Part of: 1C11: Bartonellosis › 01: Certain infectious or parasitic diseases