ICD-10 Chapter X: Diseases of the respiratory system
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Acute upper respiratory infections

  • Acute nasopharyngitis (common cold
    Common cold
    The common cold is a viral infectious disease of the upper respiratory system, caused primarily by rhinoviruses and coronaviruses. Common symptoms include a cough, sore throat, runny nose, and fever...

    )
  • Acute sinusitis
    Sinusitis
    Sinusitis is inflammation of the paranasal sinuses, which may be due to infection, allergy, or autoimmune issues. Most cases are due to a viral infection and resolve over the course of 10 days...

  • Acute pharyngitis
    Pharyngitis
    Pharyngitis is an inflammation of the throat or pharynx. In most cases it is quite painful, and is the most common cause of a sore throat.Like many types of inflammation, pharyngitis can be acute – characterized by a rapid onset and typically a relatively short course – or chronic....

    • Streptococcal pharyngitis
      • Strep throat
        Strep throat
        Streptococcal pharyngitis, streptococcal tonsillitis, or streptococcal sore throat is a type of pharyngitis caused by a group A streptococcal infection. It affects the pharynx including the tonsils and possibly the larynx. Common symptoms include fever, sore throat, and enlarged lymph nodes...

    • Acute pharyngitis
      Acute pharyngitis
      Pharyngitis is an inflammation of the throat or pharynx. In most cases it is quite painful, and is the most common cause of a sore throat.Like many types of inflammation, pharyngitis can be acute – characterized by a rapid onset and typically a relatively short course – or chronic....

       due to other specified organisms
    • Acute pharyngitis
      Acute pharyngitis
      Pharyngitis is an inflammation of the throat or pharynx. In most cases it is quite painful, and is the most common cause of a sore throat.Like many types of inflammation, pharyngitis can be acute – characterized by a rapid onset and typically a relatively short course – or chronic....

      , unspecified
  • Acute tonsillitis
    Tonsillitis
    Tonsillitis is an inflammation of the tonsils most commonly caused by viral or bacterial infection. Symptoms of tonsillitis include sore throat and fever. While no treatment has been found to shorten the duration of viral tonsillitis, bacterial causes are treatable with antibiotics...

  • Acute laryngitis
    Laryngitis
    Laryngitis is an inflammation of the larynx. It causes hoarse voice or the complete loss of the voice because of irritation to the vocal folds . Dysphonia is the medical term for a vocal disorder, of which laryngitis is one cause....

     and tracheitis
    Tracheitis
    Tracheitis is an inflammation of the trachea.Although the trachea is usually considered part of the lower respiratory tract, in ICD-10 tracheitis is classified under "Acute upper respiratory infections".-Bacterial tracheitis:...

    • Acute laryngitis
      Laryngitis
      Laryngitis is an inflammation of the larynx. It causes hoarse voice or the complete loss of the voice because of irritation to the vocal folds . Dysphonia is the medical term for a vocal disorder, of which laryngitis is one cause....

    • Acute tracheitis
      Tracheitis
      Tracheitis is an inflammation of the trachea.Although the trachea is usually considered part of the lower respiratory tract, in ICD-10 tracheitis is classified under "Acute upper respiratory infections".-Bacterial tracheitis:...

    • Acute laryngotracheitis
      Laryngotracheitis
      Laryngotracheitis refers to the combination of the following two conditions:* laryngitis* tracheitis* It is also the common name for the poultry disease Gallid herpesvirus 1....

  • Acute obstructive laryngitis (croup
    Croup
    Croup is a respiratory condition that is usually triggered by an acute viral infection of the upper airway. The infection leads to swelling inside the throat, which interferes with normal breathing and produces the classical symptoms of a "barking" cough, stridor, and hoarseness...

    ) and epiglottitis
    Epiglottitis
    Epiglottitis is an inflammation of the epiglottis - the flap that sits at the base of the tongue, which keeps food from going into the trachea . Due to its place in the airway, swelling of this structure can interfere with breathing and constitutes a medical emergency...

    • Acute obstructive laryngitis (croup
      Croup
      Croup is a respiratory condition that is usually triggered by an acute viral infection of the upper airway. The infection leads to swelling inside the throat, which interferes with normal breathing and produces the classical symptoms of a "barking" cough, stridor, and hoarseness...

      )
    • Acute epiglottitis
      Epiglottitis
      Epiglottitis is an inflammation of the epiglottis - the flap that sits at the base of the tongue, which keeps food from going into the trachea . Due to its place in the airway, swelling of this structure can interfere with breathing and constitutes a medical emergency...

  • Acute upper respiratory infections of multiple and unspecified sites

(J09–J18) Influenza and Pneumonia

  • Influenza
    Influenza
    Influenza, commonly referred to as the flu, is an infectious disease caused by RNA viruses of the family Orthomyxoviridae , that affects birds and mammals...

     due to identified avian influenza virus
  • Influenza
    Influenza
    Influenza, commonly referred to as the flu, is an infectious disease caused by RNA viruses of the family Orthomyxoviridae , that affects birds and mammals...

     due to identified influenza virus
    • Influenza
      Influenza
      Influenza, commonly referred to as the flu, is an infectious disease caused by RNA viruses of the family Orthomyxoviridae , that affects birds and mammals...

       with pneumonia
      Pneumonia
      Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...

      , influenza virus identified
    • Influenza
      Influenza
      Influenza, commonly referred to as the flu, is an infectious disease caused by RNA viruses of the family Orthomyxoviridae , that affects birds and mammals...

       with other respiratory
      Respiratory system
      The respiratory system is the anatomical system of an organism that introduces respiratory gases to the interior and performs gas exchange. In humans and other mammals, the anatomical features of the respiratory system include airways, lungs, and the respiratory muscles...

       manifestations, influenza virus identified
    • Influenza
      Influenza
      Influenza, commonly referred to as the flu, is an infectious disease caused by RNA viruses of the family Orthomyxoviridae , that affects birds and mammals...

       with other manifestations, influenza virus identified
  • Influenza
    Influenza
    Influenza, commonly referred to as the flu, is an infectious disease caused by RNA viruses of the family Orthomyxoviridae , that affects birds and mammals...

    , virus not identified
    • Influenza
      Influenza
      Influenza, commonly referred to as the flu, is an infectious disease caused by RNA viruses of the family Orthomyxoviridae , that affects birds and mammals...

       with pneumonia
      Pneumonia
      Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...

      , virus not identified
    • Influenza
      Influenza
      Influenza, commonly referred to as the flu, is an infectious disease caused by RNA viruses of the family Orthomyxoviridae , that affects birds and mammals...

       with other respiratory
      Respiratory system
      The respiratory system is the anatomical system of an organism that introduces respiratory gases to the interior and performs gas exchange. In humans and other mammals, the anatomical features of the respiratory system include airways, lungs, and the respiratory muscles...

       manifestations, virus not identified
    • Influenza
      Influenza
      Influenza, commonly referred to as the flu, is an infectious disease caused by RNA viruses of the family Orthomyxoviridae , that affects birds and mammals...

       with other manifestations, virus not identified
  • Viral pneumonia
    Viral pneumonia
    Viral pneumonia is a pneumonia caused by a virus.Viruses are one of the two major causes of pneumonia, the other being bacteria; less common causes are fungi and parasites...

    , not elsewhere classified
    • Adenoviral pneumonia
      Pneumonia
      Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...

  • Pneumonia
    Pneumonia
    Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...

     due to Streptococcus pneumoniae
    Streptococcus pneumoniae
    Streptococcus pneumoniae, or pneumococcus, is Gram-positive, alpha-hemolytic, aerotolerant anaerobic member of the genus Streptococcus. A significant human pathogenic bacterium, S...

  • Pneumonia
    Pneumonia
    Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...

     due to Haemophilus influenzae
    Haemophilus influenzae
    Haemophilus influenzae, formerly called Pfeiffer's bacillus or Bacillus influenzae, Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium first described in 1892 by Richard Pfeiffer during an influenza pandemic. A member of the Pasteurellaceae family, it is generally aerobic, but can grow as a facultative anaerobe. H...

  • Bacterial pneumonia
    Bacterial pneumonia
    Bacterial pneumonia is a type of pneumonia caused by bacterial infection.-Sign and symptoms:*Fever*Rigors*Cough*Dyspnea*Chest pain*Pneumococcal pneumonia can cause Hemoptysis-Gram positive:...

    , not elsewhere classified
    • Pneumonia
      Pneumonia
      Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...

       due to Klebsiella pneumoniae
      Klebsiella pneumoniae
      Klebsiella pneumoniae is a Gram-negative, non-motile, encapsulated, lactose fermenting, facultative anaerobic, rod shaped bacterium found in the normal flora of the mouth, skin, and intestines....

    • Pneumonia
      Pneumonia
      Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...

       due to Pseudomonas
      Pseudomonas
      Pseudomonas is a genus of gammaproteobacteria, belonging to the family Pseudomonadaceae containing 191 validly described species.Recently, 16S rRNA sequence analysis has redefined the taxonomy of many bacterial species. As a result, the genus Pseudomonas includes strains formerly classified in the...

    • Pneumonia
      Pneumonia
      Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...

       due to staphylococcus
      Staphylococcus
      Staphylococcus is a genus of Gram-positive bacteria. Under the microscope they appear round , and form in grape-like clusters....

    • Pneumonia
      Pneumonia
      Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...

       due to streptococcus, group B
      Group B Streptococcus
      Infection with Group B Streptococcus , also known as 'Streptococcus agalactiae' and more colloquially as Strep B and group B Strep, can cause serious illness and sometimes death, especially in newborn infants, the elderly, and patients with compromised immune systems...

    • Pneumonia
      Pneumonia
      Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...

       due to other streptococci
    • Pneumonia
      Pneumonia
      Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...

       due to Escherichia coli
      Escherichia coli
      Escherichia coli is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium that is commonly found in the lower intestine of warm-blooded organisms . Most E. coli strains are harmless, but some serotypes can cause serious food poisoning in humans, and are occasionally responsible for product recalls...

    • Pneumonia
      Pneumonia
      Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...

       due to other aerobic Gram-negative bacteria
    • Pneumonia
      Pneumonia
      Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...

       due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae
      Mycoplasma pneumoniae
      Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a very small bacterium in the class Mollicutes.It causes the disease mycoplasma pneumonia, a form of atypical bacterial pneumonia, and is related to cold agglutinin disease.-Cell wall/Treatment:...

    • Other bacterial pneumonia
      Bacterial pneumonia
      Bacterial pneumonia is a type of pneumonia caused by bacterial infection.-Sign and symptoms:*Fever*Rigors*Cough*Dyspnea*Chest pain*Pneumococcal pneumonia can cause Hemoptysis-Gram positive:...

    • Bacterial pneumonia
      Bacterial pneumonia
      Bacterial pneumonia is a type of pneumonia caused by bacterial infection.-Sign and symptoms:*Fever*Rigors*Cough*Dyspnea*Chest pain*Pneumococcal pneumonia can cause Hemoptysis-Gram positive:...

      , unspecified
  • Pneumonia
    Pneumonia
    Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...

     due to other infectious organisms, not elsewhere classified
    • Chlamydial pneumonia
      Pneumonia
      Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...

    • Pneumonia
      Pneumonia
      Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...

       due to other specified infectious organisms
  • Pneumonia
    Pneumonia
    Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...

     in disease classified elsewhere
    • Pneumonia
      Pneumonia
      Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...

       in bacterial diseases classified elsewhere
    • Pneumonia
      Pneumonia
      Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...

       in viral
      Virus
      A virus is a small infectious agent that can replicate only inside the living cells of organisms. Viruses infect all types of organisms, from animals and plants to bacteria and archaea...

       diseases classified elsewhere
    • Pneumonia
      Pneumonia
      Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...

       in mycoses
    • Pneumonia
      Pneumonia
      Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...

       in parasitic diseases
    • Pneumonia
      Pneumonia
      Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...

       in other diseases classified elsewhere
  • Pneumonia
    Pneumonia
    Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...

    , organism unspecified
    • Bronchopneumonia
      Bronchopneumonia
      Bronchopneumonia or bronchial pneumonia or "Bronchogenic pneumonia" is the acute inflammation of the walls of the bronchioles...

      , unspecified
    • Lobar pneumonia
      Lobar pneumonia
      Lobar pneumonia is a form of pneumonia that affects a large and continuous area of the lobe of a lung.It is one of the two anatomic classifications of pneumonia .- Symptoms :...

      , unspecified
    • Hypostatic pneumonia, unspecified
    • Other pneumonia
      Pneumonia
      Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...

      , organism unspecified
    • Pneumonia
      Pneumonia
      Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...

      , unspecified

(J20–J22) Other acute lower respiratory infections

  • Acute bronchitis
  • Acute bronchiolitis
  • Unspecified acute lower respiratory infection

(J30–J39) Other diseases of upper respiratory tract

  • Vasomotor
    Vasomotor
    Vasomotor refers to actions upon a blood vessel which alter its diameter. More specifically, it can refer to vasodilator action and vasoconstrictor action....

     and allergic rhinitis
    Rhinitis
    Rhinitis , commonly known as a stuffy nose, is the medical term describing irritation and inflammation of some internal areas of the nose. The primary symptom of rhinitis is nasal dripping. It is caused by chronic or acute inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nose due to viruses, bacteria or...

    • Vasomotor rhinitis
    • Allergic rhinitis
      Allergic rhinitis
      Allergic rhinitis, also known as pollenosis or hay fever, is an allergic inflammation of the nasal airways.It occurs when an allergen, such as pollen, dust or animal dander is inhaled by an individual with a sensitized immune system...

       due to pollen
      Pollen
      Pollen is a fine to coarse powder containing the microgametophytes of seed plants, which produce the male gametes . Pollen grains have a hard coat that protects the sperm cells during the process of their movement from the stamens to the pistil of flowering plants or from the male cone to the...

      • Allergy
        Allergy
        An Allergy is a hypersensitivity disorder of the immune system. Allergic reactions occur when a person's immune system reacts to normally harmless substances in the environment. A substance that causes a reaction is called an allergen. These reactions are acquired, predictable, and rapid...

         NOS due to pollen
        Pollen
        Pollen is a fine to coarse powder containing the microgametophytes of seed plants, which produce the male gametes . Pollen grains have a hard coat that protects the sperm cells during the process of their movement from the stamens to the pistil of flowering plants or from the male cone to the...

      • Hay fever
        Hay Fever
        Hay Fever is a comic play written by Noël Coward in 1924 and first produced in 1925 with Marie Tempest as the first Judith Bliss. Laura Hope Crews played the role in New York...

      • Pollinosis
    • Other seasonal allergic rhinitis
    • Other allergic rhinitis
      Allergic rhinitis
      Allergic rhinitis, also known as pollenosis or hay fever, is an allergic inflammation of the nasal airways.It occurs when an allergen, such as pollen, dust or animal dander is inhaled by an individual with a sensitized immune system...

      • Perennial allergic rhinitis
    • Allergic rhinitis
      Allergic rhinitis
      Allergic rhinitis, also known as pollenosis or hay fever, is an allergic inflammation of the nasal airways.It occurs when an allergen, such as pollen, dust or animal dander is inhaled by an individual with a sensitized immune system...

      , unspecified
  • Chronic
    Chronic (medicine)
    A chronic disease is a disease or other human health condition that is persistent or long-lasting in nature. The term chronic is usually applied when the course of the disease lasts for more than three months. Common chronic diseases include asthma, cancer, diabetes and HIV/AIDS.In medicine, the...

     rhinitis
    Rhinitis
    Rhinitis , commonly known as a stuffy nose, is the medical term describing irritation and inflammation of some internal areas of the nose. The primary symptom of rhinitis is nasal dripping. It is caused by chronic or acute inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nose due to viruses, bacteria or...

    , nasopharyngitis and pharyngitis
    Pharyngitis
    Pharyngitis is an inflammation of the throat or pharynx. In most cases it is quite painful, and is the most common cause of a sore throat.Like many types of inflammation, pharyngitis can be acute – characterized by a rapid onset and typically a relatively short course – or chronic....

    • Chronic rhinitis
      Rhinitis
      Rhinitis , commonly known as a stuffy nose, is the medical term describing irritation and inflammation of some internal areas of the nose. The primary symptom of rhinitis is nasal dripping. It is caused by chronic or acute inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nose due to viruses, bacteria or...

      • Ozena
    • Chronic nasopharyngitis
    • Chronic pharyngitis
      Pharyngitis
      Pharyngitis is an inflammation of the throat or pharynx. In most cases it is quite painful, and is the most common cause of a sore throat.Like many types of inflammation, pharyngitis can be acute – characterized by a rapid onset and typically a relatively short course – or chronic....

  • Chronic
    Chronic (medicine)
    A chronic disease is a disease or other human health condition that is persistent or long-lasting in nature. The term chronic is usually applied when the course of the disease lasts for more than three months. Common chronic diseases include asthma, cancer, diabetes and HIV/AIDS.In medicine, the...

     sinusitis
    Sinusitis
    Sinusitis is inflammation of the paranasal sinuses, which may be due to infection, allergy, or autoimmune issues. Most cases are due to a viral infection and resolve over the course of 10 days...

  • Nasal polyp
    Nasal polyp
    Nasal polyps are polypoidal masses arising mainly from the mucous membranes of the nose and paranasal sinuses. They are overgrowths of the mucosa that frequently accompany allergic rhinitis. They are freely movable and nontender.-Description:...

  • Other disorders of nose
    Human nose
    The visible part of the human nose is the protruding part of the face that bears the nostrils. The shape of the nose is determined by the ethmoid bone and the nasal septum, which consists mostly of cartilage and which separates the nostrils...

     and nasal sinuses
    • Abscess
      Abscess
      An abscess is a collection of pus that has accumulated in a cavity formed by the tissue in which the pus resides due to an infectious process or other foreign materials...

      , furuncle and carbuncle
      Carbuncle
      A carbuncle is an abscess larger than a boil, usually with one or more openings draining pus onto the skin. It is usually caused by bacterial infection, most commonly Staphylococcus aureus. The infection is contagious and may spread to other areas of the body or other people...

       of nose
      Human nose
      The visible part of the human nose is the protruding part of the face that bears the nostrils. The shape of the nose is determined by the ethmoid bone and the nasal septum, which consists mostly of cartilage and which separates the nostrils...

    • Cyst and mucocele of nose and nasal sinus
    • Deviated nasal septum
    • Hypertrophy of nasal turbinates
    • Other specified disorders of nose and nasal sinuses
      • Perforation of nasal septum NOS
      • Rhinolith
        Rhinolith
        A rhinolith is a calculus present in the nasal cavity. The word is derived from the roots rhino- and -lith, literally meaning "nose stone". It is an uncommon medical phenomenon, not to be confused with dried nasal mucus. Rhinoliths can cause nasal obstruction, epistaxis, headache, sinusitis and...

  • Chronic diseases
    Chronic (medicine)
    A chronic disease is a disease or other human health condition that is persistent or long-lasting in nature. The term chronic is usually applied when the course of the disease lasts for more than three months. Common chronic diseases include asthma, cancer, diabetes and HIV/AIDS.In medicine, the...

     of tonsils and adenoids
    • Chronic tonsillitis
    • Hypertrophy of tonsils
    • Hypertrophy of adenoids
    • Hypertrophy of tonsils with hypertrophy of adenoids
    • Other chronic diseases of tonsils and adenoids
    • Chronic disease of tonsils and adenoids, unspecified
  • Peritonsillar abscess
    Peritonsillar abscess
    Peritonsillar abscess , also called a quinsy or abbreviated as PTA is a recognised complication of tonsillitis and consists of a collection of pus beside the tonsil .-Symptoms and signs:...

  • Chronic laryngitis and laryngotracheitis
    Laryngotracheitis
    Laryngotracheitis refers to the combination of the following two conditions:* laryngitis* tracheitis* It is also the common name for the poultry disease Gallid herpesvirus 1....

    • Chronic laryngitis
      Laryngitis
      Laryngitis is an inflammation of the larynx. It causes hoarse voice or the complete loss of the voice because of irritation to the vocal folds . Dysphonia is the medical term for a vocal disorder, of which laryngitis is one cause....

    • Chronic laryngotracheitis
      Laryngotracheitis
      Laryngotracheitis refers to the combination of the following two conditions:* laryngitis* tracheitis* It is also the common name for the poultry disease Gallid herpesvirus 1....

  • Diseases of vocal cords and larynx
    Larynx
    The larynx , commonly called the voice box, is an organ in the neck of amphibians, reptiles and mammals involved in breathing, sound production, and protecting the trachea against food aspiration. It manipulates pitch and volume...

    , not elsewhere classified
    • Paralysis of vocal cords and larynx
    • Polyp of vocal cord and larynx
    • Nodules of vocal cords
    • Other diseases of vocal cords
    • Oedema of larynx
    • Laryngeal spasm
    • Stenosis of larynx
    • Other diseases of larynx
      Larynx
      The larynx , commonly called the voice box, is an organ in the neck of amphibians, reptiles and mammals involved in breathing, sound production, and protecting the trachea against food aspiration. It manipulates pitch and volume...

  • Other diseases of upper respiratory tract
    Upper respiratory tract
    The upper respiratory tract or upper airway primarily refers to the parts of the respiratory system lying outside of the thorax or above the sternal angle. Another definition commomly used in medicine is the airway above the glottis or vocal cords...

    • Retropharyngeal
      Retropharyngeal
      Retropharyngeal may refer to:* Retropharyngeal abscess* Retropharyngeal space...

       and parapharyngeal abscess
    • Other abscess
      Abscess
      An abscess is a collection of pus that has accumulated in a cavity formed by the tissue in which the pus resides due to an infectious process or other foreign materials...

       of pharynx
      Pharynx
      The human pharynx is the part of the throat situated immediately posterior to the mouth and nasal cavity, and anterior to the esophagus and larynx. The human pharynx is conventionally divided into three sections: the nasopharynx , the oropharynx , and the laryngopharynx...

    • Other diseases of pharynx
      Pharynx
      The human pharynx is the part of the throat situated immediately posterior to the mouth and nasal cavity, and anterior to the esophagus and larynx. The human pharynx is conventionally divided into three sections: the nasopharynx , the oropharynx , and the laryngopharynx...

    • Upper respiratory tract hypersensitivity reaction, site unspecified
    • Other specified diseases of upper respiratory tract
      Upper respiratory tract
      The upper respiratory tract or upper airway primarily refers to the parts of the respiratory system lying outside of the thorax or above the sternal angle. Another definition commomly used in medicine is the airway above the glottis or vocal cords...

    • Disease of upper respiratory tract
      Upper respiratory tract
      The upper respiratory tract or upper airway primarily refers to the parts of the respiratory system lying outside of the thorax or above the sternal angle. Another definition commomly used in medicine is the airway above the glottis or vocal cords...

      , unspecified

(J40–J47) Chronic lower respiratory diseases

  • Bronchitis
    Bronchitis
    Acute bronchitis is an inflammation of the large bronchi in the lungs that is usually caused by viruses or bacteria and may last several days or weeks. Characteristic symptoms include cough, sputum production, and shortness of breath and wheezing related to the obstruction of the inflamed airways...

    , not specified as acute or chronic
  • Simple
    Simple
    Simple may refer to:- Technology :*SIMPLE, an instant messaging protocol*SiMPLE, a programming development system*SIMPLE algorithm, a widely used numerical procedure...

     and mucopurulent chronic bronchitis
    Chronic bronchitis
    Chronic bronchitis is a chronic inflammation of the bronchi in the lungs. It is generally considered one of the two forms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease...

  • Unspecified chronic bronchitis
    Chronic bronchitis
    Chronic bronchitis is a chronic inflammation of the bronchi in the lungs. It is generally considered one of the two forms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease...

    • Chronic bronchitis
      Bronchitis
      Acute bronchitis is an inflammation of the large bronchi in the lungs that is usually caused by viruses or bacteria and may last several days or weeks. Characteristic symptoms include cough, sputum production, and shortness of breath and wheezing related to the obstruction of the inflamed airways...

       NOS
    • Chronic tracheitis
      Tracheitis
      Tracheitis is an inflammation of the trachea.Although the trachea is usually considered part of the lower respiratory tract, in ICD-10 tracheitis is classified under "Acute upper respiratory infections".-Bacterial tracheitis:...

    • Chronic tracheobronchitis
  • Emphysema
    Emphysema
    Emphysema is a long-term, progressive disease of the lungs that primarily causes shortness of breath. In people with emphysema, the tissues necessary to support the physical shape and function of the lungs are destroyed. It is included in a group of diseases called chronic obstructive pulmonary...

  • Other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease , also known as chronic obstructive lung disease , chronic obstructive airway disease , chronic airflow limitation and chronic obstructive respiratory disease , is the co-occurrence of chronic bronchitis and emphysema, a pair of commonly co-existing diseases...

  • Asthma
    Asthma
    Asthma is the common chronic inflammatory disease of the airways characterized by variable and recurring symptoms, reversible airflow obstruction, and bronchospasm. Symptoms include wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, and shortness of breath...

  • Status asthmaticus
    Status asthmaticus
    Status asthmaticus is an acute exacerbation of asthma that does not respond to standard treatments of bronchodilators and steroids. Symptoms include chest tightness, rapidly progressive dyspnea , dry cough, use of accessory muscles, labored breathing and extreme wheezing. It is a life-threatening...

  • Bronchiectasis
    Bronchiectasis
    Bronchiectasis is a disease state defined by localized, irreversible dilation of part of the bronchial tree caused by destruction of the muscle and elastic tissue. It is classified as an obstructive lung disease, along with emphysema, bronchitis, asthma, and cystic fibrosis...


(J60–J70) Lung diseases due to external agents

  • Coalworker's pneumoconiosis
    Coalworker's pneumoconiosis
    Coal workers' pneumoconiosis , colloquially referred to as black lung disease, is caused by long exposure to coal dust. It is a common affliction of coal miners and others who work with coal, similar to both silicosis from inhaling silica dust, and to the long-term effects of tobacco smoking...

  • Pneumoconiosis
    Pneumoconiosis
    Pneumoconiosis is an occupational lung disease and a restrictive lung disease caused by the inhalation of dust, often in mines.-Types:Depending upon the type of dust, the disease is given different names:...

     due to asbestos
    Asbestos
    Asbestos is a set of six naturally occurring silicate minerals used commercially for their desirable physical properties. They all have in common their eponymous, asbestiform habit: long, thin fibrous crystals...

     and other mineral fibres
    • Asbestosis
      Asbestosis
      Asbestosis is a chronic inflammatory and fibrotic medical condition affecting the parenchymal tissue of the lungs caused by the inhalation and retention of asbestos fibers...

  • Pneumoconiosis due to dust containing silica
    Silicosis
    Silicosis, also known as Potter's rot, is a form of occupational lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline silica dust, and is marked by inflammation and scarring in forms of nodular lesions in the upper lobes of the lungs...

    • Pneumoconiosis due to talc dust
    • Pneumoconiosis
      Pneumoconiosis
      Pneumoconiosis is an occupational lung disease and a restrictive lung disease caused by the inhalation of dust, often in mines.-Types:Depending upon the type of dust, the disease is given different names:...

       due to other dust containing silica
      • Silicosis
        Silicosis
        Silicosis, also known as Potter's rot, is a form of occupational lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline silica dust, and is marked by inflammation and scarring in forms of nodular lesions in the upper lobes of the lungs...

         NOS
  • Pneumoconiosis
    Pneumoconiosis
    Pneumoconiosis is an occupational lung disease and a restrictive lung disease caused by the inhalation of dust, often in mines.-Types:Depending upon the type of dust, the disease is given different names:...

     due to other inorganic dusts
    • Aluminosis (of lung)
    • Bauxite fibrosis
      Bauxite fibrosis
      Bauxite pneumoconiosis, also known as Shaver's disease, corundum smelter's lung, bauxite lung or bauxite smelters' disease, is a progressive form of pneumoconiosis caused by exposure to bauxite fumes which contain aluminium and silica particulates.It is typically seen in workers involved in the...

       (of lung)
    • Berylliosis
      Berylliosis
      Berylliosis, or chronic beryllium disease , is a chronic allergic-type lung response and chronic lung disease caused by exposure to beryllium and its compounds. As an occupational lung disease, it is most classically associated with beryllium mining or manufacturing of fluorescent light bulbs...

    • Graphite fibrosis (of lung)
    • Siderosis
      Siderosis
      Siderosis is the deposition of iron in tissue.When used without qualification, it usually refers to an environmental disease of the lung.Also Siderosis Bulbi, deposition of iron into the eye causing injury as the material chemically reacts with tissues and cells.-Causative agent:Iron oxide present...

    • Stannosis
    • Pneumoconiosis
      Pneumoconiosis
      Pneumoconiosis is an occupational lung disease and a restrictive lung disease caused by the inhalation of dust, often in mines.-Types:Depending upon the type of dust, the disease is given different names:...

       due to other specified inorganic dusts
  • Unspecified pneumoconiosis
    Pneumoconiosis
    Pneumoconiosis is an occupational lung disease and a restrictive lung disease caused by the inhalation of dust, often in mines.-Types:Depending upon the type of dust, the disease is given different names:...

  • Pneumoconiosis
    Pneumoconiosis
    Pneumoconiosis is an occupational lung disease and a restrictive lung disease caused by the inhalation of dust, often in mines.-Types:Depending upon the type of dust, the disease is given different names:...

     associated with tuberculosis
    Tuberculosis
    Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body...

  • Airway disease due to specific organic
    Organism
    In biology, an organism is any contiguous living system . In at least some form, all organisms are capable of response to stimuli, reproduction, growth and development, and maintenance of homoeostasis as a stable whole.An organism may either be unicellular or, as in the case of humans, comprise...

     dust
    Dust
    Dust consists of particles in the atmosphere that arise from various sources such as soil dust lifted up by wind , volcanic eruptions, and pollution...

    • Byssinosis
      Byssinosis
      Byssinosis, also called "brown lung disease" or "Monday fever", is an occupational lung disease caused by exposure to cotton dust in inadequately ventilated working environments. Byssinosis commonly occurs in workers who are employed in yarn and fabric manufacture industries...

    • Flax-dresser's disease
    • Cannabinosis
    • Airway disease due to other specific organic
      Organism
      In biology, an organism is any contiguous living system . In at least some form, all organisms are capable of response to stimuli, reproduction, growth and development, and maintenance of homoeostasis as a stable whole.An organism may either be unicellular or, as in the case of humans, comprise...

       dust
      Dust
      Dust consists of particles in the atmosphere that arise from various sources such as soil dust lifted up by wind , volcanic eruptions, and pollution...

      s
  • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
    Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
    Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is an inflammation of the alveoli within the lung caused by hypersensitivity to inhaled organic dusts. Sufferers are commonly exposed to the dust by their occupation or hobbies.-Pathophysiology:Hypersensitivity pneumonitis involves inhalation of an antigen...

     due to organic
    Organism
    In biology, an organism is any contiguous living system . In at least some form, all organisms are capable of response to stimuli, reproduction, growth and development, and maintenance of homoeostasis as a stable whole.An organism may either be unicellular or, as in the case of humans, comprise...

     dust
    Dust
    Dust consists of particles in the atmosphere that arise from various sources such as soil dust lifted up by wind , volcanic eruptions, and pollution...

    • Farmer's lung
      Farmer's lung
      Farmer's lung is a hypersensitivity pneumonitis induced by the inhalation of biologic dusts coming from hay dust or mould spores or other agricultural products. It results in a type III hypersensitivity inflammatory response and can progress to become a chronic condition which is considered...

    • Bagassosis
      Bagassosis
      Bagassosis, an interstitial lung disease, is a type of hypersensitivity pneumonitis attributed to exposure to molasses ....

    • Bird fancier's lung
      Bird fancier's lung
      Bird fancier's lung is a type of hypersensitivity pneumonitis caused by bird droppings. The lungs become inflamed with granuloma formation.Bird Fancier's Lung , also called bird-breeder's lung and pigeon-breeder's lung, is a subset of Hypersensitivity pneumonitis...

    • Suberosis
    • Maltworker's lung
    • Mushroom-worker's lung
    • Maple-bark-stripper's lung
    • Air-conditioner and humidifier lung
    • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
      Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
      Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is an inflammation of the alveoli within the lung caused by hypersensitivity to inhaled organic dusts. Sufferers are commonly exposed to the dust by their occupation or hobbies.-Pathophysiology:Hypersensitivity pneumonitis involves inhalation of an antigen...

       due to other organic dusts
    • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
      Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
      Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is an inflammation of the alveoli within the lung caused by hypersensitivity to inhaled organic dusts. Sufferers are commonly exposed to the dust by their occupation or hobbies.-Pathophysiology:Hypersensitivity pneumonitis involves inhalation of an antigen...

       due to unspecified organic dust
  • Respiratory
    Respiratory system
    The respiratory system is the anatomical system of an organism that introduces respiratory gases to the interior and performs gas exchange. In humans and other mammals, the anatomical features of the respiratory system include airways, lungs, and the respiratory muscles...

     conditions due to inhalation of chemicals, gases, fumes and vapours
  • Pneumonitis
    Pneumonitis
    Pneumonitis or pulmonitis is a general term that refers to inflammation of lung tissue.Pneumonia is pneumonitis combined with consolidation and exudation...

     due to solids and liquids
  • Respiratory
    Respiratory system
    The respiratory system is the anatomical system of an organism that introduces respiratory gases to the interior and performs gas exchange. In humans and other mammals, the anatomical features of the respiratory system include airways, lungs, and the respiratory muscles...

     conditions due to other external agents
    • Acute pulmonary manifestations due to radiation
      • Radiation pneumonitis
    • Chronic and other pulmonary manifestations due to radiation
      • Fibrosis of lung following radiation
    • Acute drug-induced interstitial lung disorders
    • Chronic drug-induced interstitial lung disorders
    • Drug-induced interstitial lung disorders, unspecified
    • Respiratory conditions due to other specified external agents
    • Respiratory conditions due to unspecified external agent

(J80–J84) Other respiratory diseases principally affecting the interstitium 

  • Adult respiratory distress syndrome
  • Pulmonary oedema
  • Pulmonary eosinophilia, not elsewhere classified
    • Eosinophilic asthma
    • Löffler's pneumonia
    • Tropical (pulmonary) eosinophilia NOS
  • Other interstitial pulmonary diseases
    • Alveolar
      Pulmonary alveolus
      An alveolus is an anatomical structure that has the form of a hollow cavity. Found in the lung parenchyma, the pulmonary alveoli are the dead ends of the respiratory tree, which outcrop from either alveolar sacs or alveolar ducts, which are both sites of gas exchange with the blood as well...

       and parietoalveolar conditions
    • Other interstitial pulmonary diseases with fibrosis
      Fibrosis
      Fibrosis is the formation of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ or tissue in a reparative or reactive process. This is as opposed to formation of fibrous tissue as a normal constituent of an organ or tissue...

      • Hamman-Rich syndrome
        Hamman-Rich syndrome
        Acute interstitial pneumonitis is a rare, severe lung disease which usually affects otherwise healthy individuals.As of 2010, there is no known cause or treatment....

      • Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
        Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
        Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a chronic, progressive form of lung disease characterized by fibrosis of the supporting framework of the lungs...

    • Other specified interstitial pulmonary diseases
    • Interstitial pulmonary disease, unspecified

(J85–J86) Suppurative and necrotic conditions of lower respiratory tract

  • Abscess
    Abscess
    An abscess is a collection of pus that has accumulated in a cavity formed by the tissue in which the pus resides due to an infectious process or other foreign materials...

     of lung
    Lung
    The lung is the essential respiration organ in many air-breathing animals, including most tetrapods, a few fish and a few snails. In mammals and the more complex life forms, the two lungs are located near the backbone on either side of the heart...

     and mediastinum
    Mediastinum
    The mediastinum is a non-delineated group of structures in the thorax, surrounded by loose connective tissue. It is the central compartment of the thoracic cavity...

    • Abscess of lung with pneumonia
      Pneumonia
      Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...

  • Pyothorax
    • Empyema
      Empyema
      Pleural empyema is an accumulation of pus in the pleural cavity. Most pleural empyemas arise from an infection within the lung , often associated with parapneumonic effusions. There are three stages: exudative, fibrinopurulent and organizing. In the exudative stage, the pus accumulates...


(J90–J94) Other diseases of pleura

  • Pleural effusion
    Pleural effusion
    Pleural effusion is excess fluid that accumulates between the two pleural layers, the fluid-filled space that surrounds the lungs. Excessive amounts of such fluid can impair breathing by limiting the expansion of the lungs during ventilation.-Pathophysiology:...

    , not elsewhere classified
    • Pleurisy
      Pleurisy
      Pleurisy is an inflammation of the pleura, the lining of the pleural cavity surrounding the lungs. Among other things, infections are the most common cause of pleurisy....

       with effusion
  • Pleural effusion
    Pleural effusion
    Pleural effusion is excess fluid that accumulates between the two pleural layers, the fluid-filled space that surrounds the lungs. Excessive amounts of such fluid can impair breathing by limiting the expansion of the lungs during ventilation.-Pathophysiology:...

     in conditions classified elsewhere
  • Pleural plaque
  • Pneumothorax
    Pneumothorax
    Pneumothorax is a collection of air or gas in the pleural cavity of the chest between the lung and the chest wall. It may occur spontaneously in people without chronic lung conditions as well as in those with lung disease , and many pneumothoraces occur after physical trauma to the chest, blast...

  • Other pleural conditions
    • Chylous effusion
    • Fibrothorax
      Fibrothorax
      Fibrothorax is fibrosis of the pleural space surrounding the lungs. It can have several causes including hemothorax, pleural effusion and tuberculosis....

    • Haemothorax
      • Haemopneumothorax
    • Other specified pleural conditions
      • Hydrothorax
        Hydrothorax
        A hydrothorax is a condition that results from serous fluid accumulating in the pleural cavity. This specific condition can be related to cirrhosis with ascites in which ascitic fluid leaks into the pleural cavity...

    • Pleural condition, unspecified

(J95–J99) Other diseases of the respiratory system

  • Postprocedural respiratory
    Respiratory system
    The respiratory system is the anatomical system of an organism that introduces respiratory gases to the interior and performs gas exchange. In humans and other mammals, the anatomical features of the respiratory system include airways, lungs, and the respiratory muscles...

     disorders, not elsewhere classified
    • Tracheostomy malfunction
      • Tracheo-oesophageal fistula following tracheostomy
    • Acute pulmonary insufficiency following thoracic surgery
    • Acute pulmonary insufficiency following nonthoracic surgery
    • Chronic pulmonary insufficiency following surgery
    • Mendelson's syndrome
      Mendelson's syndrome
      Mendelson's syndrome is chemical pneumonitis caused by aspiration during anaesthesia, especially during pregnancy.-Presentation:Mendelson's syndrome is characterised by a bronchopulmonary reaction following aspiration of gastric contents during general anaesthesia due to abolition of the laryngeal...

    • Postprocedural subglottic stenosis
    • Other postprocedural respiratory disorders
    • Postprocedural respiratory disorder, unspecified
  • Respiratory failure
    Respiratory failure
    The term respiratory failure, in medicine, is used to describe inadequate gas exchange by the respiratory system, with the result that arterial oxygen and/or carbon dioxide levels cannot be maintained within their normal ranges. A drop in blood oxygenation is known as hypoxemia; a rise in arterial...

    , not elsewhere classified
  • Other respiratory
    Respiratory system
    The respiratory system is the anatomical system of an organism that introduces respiratory gases to the interior and performs gas exchange. In humans and other mammals, the anatomical features of the respiratory system include airways, lungs, and the respiratory muscles...

     disorders
    • Diseases of bronchus
      Bronchus
      A bronchus is a passage of airway in the respiratory tract that conducts air into the lungs. The bronchus branches into smaller tubes, which in turn become bronchioles....

      , not elsewhere classified
    • Pulmonary collapse
      • Atelectasis
        Atelectasis
        Atelectasis is defined as the collapse or closure of alveoli resulting in reduced or absent gas exchange. It may affect part or all of one lung. It is a condition where the alveoli are deflated, as distinct from pulmonary consolidation.It is a very common finding in chest x-rays and other...

    • Interstitial emphysema
      • Mediastinal emphysema
    • Compensatory emphysema
    • Other disorders of lung
      Lung
      The lung is the essential respiration organ in many air-breathing animals, including most tetrapods, a few fish and a few snails. In mammals and the more complex life forms, the two lungs are located near the backbone on either side of the heart...

    • Diseases of mediastinum
      Mediastinum
      The mediastinum is a non-delineated group of structures in the thorax, surrounded by loose connective tissue. It is the central compartment of the thoracic cavity...

      , not elsewhere classified
      • Mediastinitis
        Mediastinitis
        Mediastinitis is inflammation of the tissues in the mid-chest, or mediastinum. It can be either acute or chronic.Acute mediastinitis is usually bacterial and due to rupture of organs in the mediastinum. As the infection can progress rapidly, this is considered a serious condition...

    • Disorders of diaphragm
  • Respiratory
    Respiratory system
    The respiratory system is the anatomical system of an organism that introduces respiratory gases to the interior and performs gas exchange. In humans and other mammals, the anatomical features of the respiratory system include airways, lungs, and the respiratory muscles...

     disorders in diseases classified elsewhere

See also

  • List of ICD-10 codes
  • International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems
    ICD
    The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems is a medical classification that provides codes to classify diseases and a wide variety of signs, symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances, and external causes of injury or disease...

  • List of ICD-9 codes 460–519: diseases of the respiratory system
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