Emmonsiosis

Description

An opportunistic infection caused by a variety of Emmonsia and Emmonsia-like fungal species. It was historically seen as a rare lung pathogen but is now increasingly reported as a disseminated infection in persons immunosuppressed, particularly as the result of HIV infection.

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

1F2L.0 – Disseminated adiaspiromycosis
1F2L.1 – Pulmonary adiaspiromycosis
1F2L.Y – Other specified emmonsiosis
1F2L.Z – Emmonsiosis, 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
1F2J – Sporotrichosis
1F2K – Talaromycosis
1F2Y – Other specified mycoses
1F2Z – Mycoses, unspecified

Foundation entity

Emmonsiosis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1357848258

Part of: 01: Certain infectious or parasitic diseases