ICD-11 code : 1F27;
Preferred Label : Cryptococcosis;
ICD-11 definition : A disease caused by an infection with the fungi Cryptococcus neoformans or Cryptococcus
gattii. This disease commonly presents with shortness of breath, cough, fever, fatigue,
or headache. Transmission is by inhalation of fungal spores. Confirmation is by identification
of Cryptococcus neoformans or Cryptococcus gattii in a blood, sputum, or cerebrospinal
fluid sample.;
ICD-11 synonym : European blastomycoses infection; European blastomycotic infection; cryptococcosis infection; cryptococcus neoformans infection; torulosis; torula histolytica infection; cryptococcosis, unspecified; European blastomycosis;
ICD-11 "other" category code : 1F27.Y;
ICD-11 "unspecified" category code : 1F27.Z;
Origin ID : 390527954;
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A disease caused by an infection with the fungi Cryptococcus neoformans or Cryptococcus
gattii. This disease commonly presents with shortness of breath, cough, fever, fatigue,
or headache. Transmission is by inhalation of fungal spores. Confirmation is by identification
of Cryptococcus neoformans or Cryptococcus gattii in a blood, sputum, or cerebrospinal
fluid sample.