Cryptococcosis

Description

A disease caused by an infection with the fungi Cryptococcus neoformans or Cryptococcus gattii. This disease commonly presents with shortness of breath, cough, fever, fatigue, or headache. Transmission is by inhalation of fungal spores. Confirmation is by identification of Cryptococcus neoformans or Cryptococcus gattii in a blood, sputum, or cerebrospinal fluid sample.

Exclusions from above levels

2B01 – Mycosis fungoides
CA70 – Hypersensitivity pneumonitis due to organic dust
NE83.1 – Infection arising from device, implant or graft, not elsewhere classified

Child codes

1F27.0 – Pulmonary cryptococcosis
1F27.1 – Cerebral cryptococcosis
1F27.2 – Disseminated cryptococcosis
1F27.Y – Other specified cryptococcosis
1F27.Z – Cryptococcosis, unspecified

Sibling codes

1F20 – Aspergillosis
1F21 – Basidiobolomycosis
1F22 – Blastomycosis
1F23 – Candidosis
1F24 – Chromoblastomycosis
1F25 – Coccidioidomycosis
1F26 – Conidiobolomycosis
1F28 – Dermatophytosis
1F29 – Eumycetoma
1F2A – Histoplasmosis
1F2B – Lobomycosis
1F2C – Mucormycosis
1F2D – Non-dermatophyte superficial dermatomycoses
1F2E – Paracoccidioidomycosis
1F2F – Phaeohyphomycosis
1F2G – Pneumocystosis
1F2H – Scedosporiosis
1F2J – Sporotrichosis
1F2K – Talaromycosis
1F2L – Emmonsiosis
1F2Y – Other specified mycoses
1F2Z – Mycoses, unspecified

Foundation entity

Cryptococcosis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/390527954

Part of: 01: Certain infectious or parasitic diseases