Acute bronchitis

Description

An acute disease of the bronchi, commonly caused by an infection with a bacterial or viral source. This disease is characterised by inflammation of the bronchi. This disease presents with cough, wheezing, chest pain or discomfort, fever, or dyspnoea. Transmission is by inhalation of infected respiratory secretions. Confirmation is by identification of the infectious agent in a sputum sample.

Excludes

• CA20.0 – Acute noninfectious bronchitis
• CA20.1 – Chronic bronchitis, NOS
• CA20.10 – Simple chronic bronchitis
• CA20.11 – Mucopurulent chronic bronchitis
• CA22 – tracheobronchitis: chronic obstructive
• CA22.1 – bronchitis, chronic: obstructive
• CA27 – Tracheobronchitis, NOS
• CA81.0 – Acute bronchitis due to chemical fumes

Exclusions from above levels

• 01 – Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
• 05 – Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
• 18 – Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium