Sporotrichosis

Description

A disease caused by an infection with the fungi Sporothrix schenckii. This disease presents with symptoms depending on the site of infection. Transmission is by direct contact with infected thorny plants, sphagnum moss, soil, bales of hays, or infected plant material. Confirmation is by identification of Sporothrix schenckii from a tissue or skin 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

1F2J.0 – Lymphocutaneous sporotrichosis
1F2J.1 – Fixed cutaneous sporotrichosis
1F2J.2 – Pulmonary sporotrichosis
1F2J.3 – Disseminated sporotrichosis
1F2J.Y – Other specified sporotrichosis
1F2J.Z – Sporotrichosis, unspecified

Sibling codes

1F20 – Aspergillosis
1F21 – Basidiobolomycosis
1F22 – Blastomycosis
1F23 – Candidosis
1F24 – Chromoblastomycosis
1F25 – Coccidioidomycosis
1F26 – Conidiobolomycosis
1F27 – Cryptococcosis
1F28 – Dermatophytosis
1F29 – Eumycetoma
1F2A – Histoplasmosis
1F2B – Lobomycosis
1F2C – Mucormycosis
1F2D – Non-dermatophyte superficial dermatomycoses
1F2E – Paracoccidioidomycosis
1F2F – Phaeohyphomycosis
1F2G – Pneumocystosis
1F2H – Scedosporiosis
1F2K – Talaromycosis
1F2L – Emmonsiosis
1F2Y – Other specified mycoses
1F2Z – Mycoses, unspecified

Foundation entity

Sporotrichosis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/579570784

Allowed postcoordination axes

specificAnatomy

Part of: 01: Certain infectious or parasitic diseases