Respiratory bronchiolitis - interstitial lung disease

Description

Respiratory bronchiolitis - interstitial lung disease is a mild inflammatory pulmonary disorder developed by cigarette smokers and characterised by shortness of breath and cough, pulmonary function abnormalities of mixed restrictive and obstructive lung disease and high resolution CT scanning showing centrilobular micronodules, ground glass opacities and peribronchiolar thickening.

Index terms

Respiratory bronchiolitis - interstitial lung disease

Exclusions from above levels

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

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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

CB03.0 – Acute interstitial pneumonitis
CB03.1 – Combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema syndrome
CB03.2 – Cryptogenic organizing pneumonitis
CB03.3 – Desquamative interstitial pneumonitis
CB03.4 – Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
CB03.5 – Lymphoid interstitial pneumonia
CB03.Y – Other specified idiopathic interstitial pneumonitis
CB03.Z – Idiopathic interstitial pneumonitis, unspecified

Foundation entity

Respiratory bronchiolitis - interstitial lung disease – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/822500243

Part of: CB03: Idiopathic interstitial pneumonitis › 12: Diseases of the respiratory system