CA70.5

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Mushroom worker lung

Description

Mushroom-worker's lung is occupational hypersensitivity pneumonitis due to mushroom spores and moldy compost.

Coding note from above levels

Includes: allergic alveolitis and pneumonitis due to inhaled organic dust and particles of fungal, actinomycetic or other origin

Index terms

  • Mushroom worker lung
  • mushroom pickers' disease
  • mushroom-worker's disease or lung
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  • mushroom-workers' disease

Exclusions from above levels

  • CA80 – Airway disease due to specific organic dust
  • CA81.0 – pneumonitis due to inhalation of chemicals, gases, fumes or vapours
  • CA40 – Pneumonia
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  • CA23 – Asthma
  • 01 – Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
  • 05 – Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
  • 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

  • CA70.0 – Farmer lung
  • CA70.1 – Bagassosis
  • CA70.2 – Bird fancier lung
  • CA70.3 – Suberosis
  • CA70.4 – Malt worker lung
  • CA70.6 – Maple bark stripper lung
  • CA70.7 – Air conditioner or humidifier lung
  • CA70.Y – Other specified hypersensitivity pneumonitis due to organic dust
  • CA70.Z – Hypersensitivity pneumonitis due to organic dust, unspecified

Foundation entity

Mushroom worker lung – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1169380308

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: CA70: Hypersensitivity pneumonitis due to organic dust › 12: Diseases of the respiratory system