CA09.2

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Chronic pharyngitis

Description

Persistent or recurrent inflammation of the pharynx; the funnel-shaped fibromuscular tube which conducts food to the oesophagus and air to the larynx.

Index terms

  • Chronic pharyngitis
  • Chronic sore throat
  • chronic throat pain
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  • persistent sore throat
  • throat catarrh
  • Chronic atrophic pharyngitis
  • atrophic pharyngitis
  • pharyngitis sicca
  • Chronic follicular pharyngitis
  • follicular pharyngitis
  • Chronic granular pharyngitis
  • granular pharyngitis
  • Chronic hypertrophic pharyngitis
  • hypertrophic pharyngitis
  • Chronic ulcerative pharyngitis
  • Smoker's throat
  • Membranous angina

Inclusions

  • Chronic sore throat

Excludes

  • CA02 – Acute pharyngitis

Exclusions from above levels

  • CA22.0 – Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute exacerbation, unspecified
  • 01 – Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
  • 05 – Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
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  • 18 – Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
  • 19 – Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
  • 20 – Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
  • 22 – Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes

Sibling codes

  • CA09.0 – Chronic rhinitis
  • CA09.1 – Chronic nasopharyngitis

Foundation entity

Chronic pharyngitis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1101977204

Part of: CA09: Chronic rhinitis, nasopharyngitis or pharyngitis › 12: Diseases of the respiratory system