Catalog
Acute bronchitis
Link to WHO Definition
Acute bronchitis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/727572936
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.
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- CA42.2 Acute bronchitis due to Respiratory syncytial virus
- Bronchitis due to Human metapneumovirus
- CA42.1 Acute bronchitis due to Rhinovirus
- CA42.0 Acute bronchitis due to Streptococcus
- CA42.3 Acute bronchitis due to Parainfluenza virus
- Acute bronchitis due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae
- Acute or subacute bronchitis, fibrinous
- Acute or subacute bronchitis, membranous
- Acute laryngotracheobronchitis
- Croupous bronchitis
- Acute or subacute bronchitis, with tracheitis
- Acute or subacute bronchitis, septic
- Acute or subacute mucopurulent bronchitis
- Exudative bronchitis
- Acute or subacute bronchitis, purulent
- CA42.5 Acute bronchitis due to Coxsackievirus
- Acute bronchitis due to Echovirus
- CA42.4 Acute bronchitis due to Haemophilus influenzae
- Acute bronchitis with bronchospasm