ICD-11 code : CA44;
Preferred Label : Pyothorax;
ICD-11 definition : Suppurative inflammation of the pleural space, typically due to acute bacterial infection.
It can occur as a complication of pneumonia, thoracotomy, abscesses (lung, hepatic,
or subdiaphragmatic), or penetrating trauma with a secondary infection.;
ICD-11 inclusion : empyema; pyopneumothorax;
Origin ID : 1103848959;
UMLS CUI : C0014013;
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Suppurative inflammation of the pleural space, typically due to acute bacterial infection.
It can occur as a complication of pneumonia, thoracotomy, abscesses (lung, hepatic,
or subdiaphragmatic), or penetrating trauma with a secondary infection.
