ICD-11 code : MD10;
Preferred Label : Abnormal sputum;
ICD-11 definition : This category includes the abnormalities of quantity, colour and odor in sputum which
may suggest an aetiology. Patients with chronic bronchitis typically expectorate small
quantities of mucoid yellow material. A foul or fetid odor should suggest infection
from anaerobic organisms, usually in cases of lung abscess. Occasionally, greatly
excessive amounts of sputum or bronchorrhoea is associated with bronchioloalveolar
carcinoma.;
ICD-11 synonym : abnormal sputum examination;
Origin ID : 51680510;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- ICD-10 Mapping
This category includes the abnormalities of quantity, colour and odor in sputum which
may suggest an aetiology. Patients with chronic bronchitis typically expectorate small
quantities of mucoid yellow material. A foul or fetid odor should suggest infection
from anaerobic organisms, usually in cases of lung abscess. Occasionally, greatly
excessive amounts of sputum or bronchorrhoea is associated with bronchioloalveolar
carcinoma.
