Legionellosis

Description

Legionellosis varies in severity from a mild febrile illness to a serious and sometimes fatal form of pneumonia and is caused by exposure to Legionella species found in water, and potting mixes. Legionellosis is a generic term describing the pneumonic and non-pneumonic forms of infection with Legionella.

Exclusions from above levels

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

Child codes

1C19.0 – Nonpneumonic Legionnaires' disease
1C19.1 – Legionnaires disease
1C19.Z – Legionellosis, unspecified

Sibling codes

1C10 – Actinomycosis
1C11 – Bartonellosis
1C12 – Whooping cough
1C13 – Tetanus
1C14 – Obstetrical tetanus
1C15 – Tetanus neonatorum
1C16 – Gas gangrene
1C17 – Diphtheria
1C18 – Brazilian purpuric fever
1C1A – Listeriosis
1C1B – Nocardiosis
1C1C – Meningococcal disease
1C1D – Yaws
1C1E – Pinta
1C1F – Endemic non-venereal syphilis
1C1G – Lyme borreliosis
1C1H – Necrotising ulcerative gingivitis
1C1J – Relapsing fever
1C40 – Campylobacteriosis
1C41 – Bacterial infection of unspecified site
1C42 – Melioidosis
1C43 – Actinomycetoma
1C44 – Non-pyogenic bacterial infections of the skin
1C45 – Toxic shock syndrome
1C4Y – Other specified bacterial diseases
1C4Z – Unspecified bacterial disease

Foundation entity

Legionellosis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/390042715

Part of: 01: Certain infectious or parasitic diseases