CA80.1

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Byssinosis due to exposure to flax

Description

A form of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease caused by inhalation of particles of unprocessed flax; a form of byssinosis.

Index terms

  • Byssinosis due to exposure to flax
  • flax dresser phthisis
  • flax-dresser disease
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  • flax-dressers' disease
  • flax-dressers' disorder

Exclusions from above levels

  • CA70 – Hypersensitivity pneumonitis due to organic dust
  • CA70.0 – Farmer lung
  • CA70.1 – Bagassosis
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  • CA81.Y – reactive airways dysfunction syndrome
  • 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

  • CA80.0 – Byssinosis due to exposure to cotton
  • CA80.2 – Byssinosis due to exposure to cannabis
  • CA80.Y – Other specified airway disease due to specific organic dust
  • CA80.Z – Airway disease due to specific organic dust, unspecified

Foundation entity

Byssinosis due to exposure to flax – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1577605176

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: CA80: Airway disease due to specific organic dust › 12: Diseases of the respiratory system